The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s BroadbandUSA has released a new stakeholder outreach guide aimed at community leaders hoping to improve local broadband. The guide reviews strategies for stakeholder engagement and...
Last updated: September 12, 2016
August 2016 Map of the Month: CAF Preliminary Phase II Blocks
On August 10, 2016, The Wireline Competition Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a preliminary list of census blocks that have been deemed initially eligible for the Connect...
Last updated: August 29, 2016
Government Technology Article Features Utah Broadband Outreach Center
Government Technology Magazine recently published an article by Adam Stone exploring the role of government in closing the broadband connectivity gap. The story features three case examples from the City...
Last updated: August 29, 2016
NTIA Requests Comment From IPv6 Adopters
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has issued a Request for Comment to help inform their efforts to drive the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) transition. By 2020, an...
Last updated: August 24, 2016
Sixth Circuit Court Upholds State Municipal Broadband Laws
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lost a key ruling this week when the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in favor of North Carolina and Tennessee, states...
Last updated: August 15, 2016
FCC Publishes A-CAM Challenge Order
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has published the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) Challenge Order. After several cost model revisions and data refinements, the Wireline Competition Bureau began the...
Last updated: August 4, 2016
New Research Suggests Changing Digital Divide
The Pew Research Center has published a new report indicating progress towards reducing the digital divide between Latino and white populations. Since 2009, the number of Latino adults who report...
Last updated: August 4, 2016
July 2016 Map of the Month: Broadband Metrics from Address Points
The July 2016 Map of the Month mashes Utah’s map layer of addressed property locations with the highest advertised speeds for residential class broadband service statewide. The results show, in map...
Last updated: July 29, 2016
New Report Explores Public-Private Partnerships for Broadband
The Institute for Self-Reliance has published a strategic guide and case study analysis on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Broadband. Written by Patrick Lucey and Christopher Mitchell, the report considers the...
Last updated: July 20, 2016
2016 Global Information Technology Report Describes 4th Industrial Revolution
The 16th Annual Global Information Technology Report (GITR) was recently published by the World Economic Forum, INSEAD, and Cornell University. The 2016 report, with the theme “Innovating in the Digital...
Last updated: July 20, 2016