While the percentage of Americans who have high speed Internet access at home has increased over the past year, one in ten Americans still cannot gain access to high speed networks, according to a recent survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Read More »
Connect Ohio -- a public private partnership that CWA has supported and participated in -- released Ohio's first ever statewide high speed Internet availability map, providing state officials with a clear picture of where to focus their efforts at expanding access to this crucial technology. Read More »
A researcher at the Mississippi State University Southern Rural Development Center has released a study showing one in four Mississippians do not have access to any high speed Internet connections in their communities. Read More »
The CWA Speed Matters campaign can claim another victory -- this time at the FCC. As part of our Speed Matters campaign, CWA called on the FCC to increase its definition of "high speed" -- a definition that had not changed for nine years -- and to improve its broadband data collection. Read More »
Across Washington, large sections of the state are still without high speed Internet connections. The answer to the problem, according to CWA and others, lies in reliable mapping of which areas are connected, which areas have a connection that is too slow, and which areas have no connection at all. Once it's clear which areas are which, Washington can figure out how to address its needs. Read More »
The Broadband Advisory Council and Connect Arkansas were both formed by the Arkansas Legislature, and are working towards statewide high speed Internet access. Representatives from these organizations as well as state government officials, academics and members of the business community recently came together during the fourth annual Breakthrough Solutions Conference in Little Rock. Read More »
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland spoke about Connect Ohio and the importance of high speed Internet access at a recent event in Columbus. Connect Ohio, a public-private partnership, has been focusing on mapping current coverage as a first step toward extending universal high speed Internet to all Ohioans. Frank Matthews, president of CWA Local 4321 and a member of the Ohio Broadband Council has been working with Connect Ohio on this effort. Check out our video of him discussing the critical role mapping plays in plans for broadband growth and how broadband can be an engine for economic development. Read More »
Last month House Speaker Nancy Pelosi marked the 200th anniversary of Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin's plan for building roads and canals by outlining a new vision for the expansion of our nation's infrastructure -- particularly high speed Internet access. Read More »
The FCC took a major step yesterday toward eliminating the digital divide in the United States. In a unanimous vote, the commissioners approved a sweeping overhaul of they way the FCC collects and reports data on high speed Internet access across the country. Read More »
Telecommunication service is known to vary widely in availability, quality, and cost for Western Montana residents. Because of this inconsistency, Marcy Allen, executive director of the BitterRoot Economic Development District is calling a for a publicly funded study that would map the areas of poor cell phone service and existing fiber optical cable lines in order to see where more are needed the most. BitterRoot Economic Development District (BREDD), the federally designated economic development district for Western Montana Region covering Ravalli, Mineral, and Missoula counties. Read More »
