Broadband

One of the greatest challenges facing leaders today is how we extend digital opportunity to everyone.

When it comes to capability, fiber and satellite are on polar opposite sides of the scale, and this is where technology is headed.

A broadband industry full of technicians from diverse backgrounds can become a future broadband industry with diverse leadership.

Biden announced a $40 billion investment in broadband, calling access to high-speed internet an "absolute necessity."

If the future of the modern global economy is online, we need every American citizen capable of participating in it. 

Thanks to the surge in remote possibilities and the spread of universal broadband, we are more equipped than ever to engage the largest pool of potential workers and rejuvenate the workplace.

No matter how political it sounds, everyone should be aligned around universal broadband. 

The importance of staying connected without forgetting the importance of connections.

The pandemic may have driven the political wedge deeper in many ways, but fortunately, for everyone's sake, we all agree on broadband. 

Internet access is a lifeline for millions of people to work, learn, access critical information, and stay connected with friends and family.

By understanding the current broadband options, consumers have an opportunity to envision the future of connectivity.

For this historic federal investment of our money to fulfill these lofty promises, we can't let anyone waste it.

This broadband buildout can skyrocket communities into the next technological revolution or leave some too far behind to catch up.

Every day, broadband has the potential to change lives everywhere, but the people positioned to feel a significant impact are those in rural communities.

The federal aid will provide some Kentucky residents with access to potable water service or running water for the first time, according to Governor Andy Beshear.

When the launch takes places, viewers will be able to watch the Falcon 9 lift off before it deploys a batch of 53 Starlink broadband satellites.

"More help is on the way to households without broadband," said FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.

The best way to get online is through dependable, sustainable and long-term broadband solutions, like those in the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

"It's a serious effort to try to reach a bipartisan agreement," West Virginia Senator and lead GOP negotiator Shelley Moore Capito said.

Eligible households get offered a temporary discount of as much as $75 a month on their broadband bill and a one-time discount of up to $100 to buy a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer if they contribute $10-$50 toward the purchase.

Those eligible for the benefit can also get a one-time discount of up to $100 to buy a laptop, desktop computer or tablet device if they pay a certain amount toward the purchase.

Biden's so-called "big and bold" infrastructure plan has been widely derided by Blunt and other Washington Republicans who said it's bloated in the same way the COVID-19 relief package was.

The $2 trillion infrastructure and jobs bill proposes investing $100 billion to expand broadband access over the next eight years.

Saturday's Falcon 9 rocket launch is scheduled for lift off, weather permitting, at 5:21 a.m. EDT.

The White House said internet providers would need to obtain affirmative "opt-in" consent from consumers, but noted that websites are not required to get the same consent.

Research shows that widespread broadband access—and acceptance—boosts civic engagement.

About 34 million Americans currently don't have access to high-speed internet.

Immigration reform, infrastructure investment, broadband access, clean energy—Clinton lays out her immediate priorities.

Under new Church of England guidelines, 10,000 church spires could be used to provide superfast broadband to more areas in rural England.

Five percent of U.K. households, many in the countryside, will miss out on speedy internet access.