The North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) Division of Broadband and Digital Equity announced $9.9 million in Federal funding for the state’s Digital Equity Grant program.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar has released the Texas Broadband Development Map, which uses data collected from internet service providers (ISPs) to highlight both the availability of various types of high-speed internet access, as well as areas eligible for additional broadband funding across the state.
With its latest round of $34 million in Emergency Connectivity Program (ECP) funding, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will help 80,000 students nationwide access affordable, high-speed internet.
The New York City Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) has announced that it is slated to complete the Next Generation 911 (NG911) project by the end of 2024.
As part of its efforts to close the digital divide, Hawaii will receive $17.3 million in Federal funding to expand high-speed internet access in Native Hawaiian communities.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it has committed more than $65 million in funding through the Emergency Connectivity Program (ECP) as part of its continued push to close the homework gap.
Thousands of additional workers will be needed to build out infrastructure associated with tens of billions of dollars in funding from eight recent government broadband infrastructure deployment programs, the Federal government’s chief watchdog agency said.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the state is receiving approximately $5 million through two grant awards from the U.S. Department of Commerce to help develop a plan that will identify and expand access to affordable, high-speed internet, as well as ways to develop skills needed to engage in a digital society.
Following the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) releasing the updated National Broadband Map, West Virginia officials are asking residents to report any inaccuracies about their internet service.
In a bid to close the digital divide, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is engaging in a series of statewide meetings as part of a new initiative, the Alabama Community Broadband Technical Assistance Program (TAP).
