Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comment on potential experimental programs which will allow funding from the Connect America Fund (CAF) to go to rural broadband providers for pilot projects. These...
Last updated: February 19, 2014
Federal Communications Commission Announces New Chairman
On October 29, 2013, Tom Wheeler was announced as the new Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). For three decades, Wheeler has been at the forefront of telecommunications. He...
Last updated: November 15, 2013
FCC Announces Changes to Broadband Data Collection
The FCC recently announced that beginning in September 2014, broadband data collection responsibility will shift from NTIA and state entities (such as the Utah Broadband Project) to the FCC through...
Last updated: July 16, 2013
FCC Releases 2012 Measuring Broadband America Report
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently released its latest report on wireline broadband performance in the United States. The July 2012 Measuring Broadband America Report involved actual performance tests for thousands...
Last updated: July 26, 2012
What is Broadband?
The term broadband commonly refers to high-speed Internet access that is always on and faster than the traditional dial-up access to the Internet. It includes any type of transmission technique...
Last updated: December 10, 2010