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Getting to Gigabit

05.07.13

Webcast of "Getting to Gigabit: The Future of Broadband for Anchor Institutions and Their Communities." Read More »

Libraries build public’s online access

05.07.13

A new report details how the U.S. libraries have used federal BTOP funds to improve broadband access and adoption. Read More »

Senator Rockefeller urges 1 gig speeds for schools

03.15.13

Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) urged the FCC to hasten its E-rate program to bring schools 1 GB broadband. Read More »

U.S. broadband program aiding public libraries

02.15.13

According to a new report, the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program will improve online access in one-quarter of all public libraries. Read More »

Authors Guild continues federal case against Google

02.14.13

As Google continues to scan all the world's books, the Authors Guild presses its class action suit against Google to protect copyright. Read More »

You want fries with that Wi-Fi?

01.29.13

For low-income students without home broadband, McDonald's may be the default place to study. Read More »

There Will Be Libraries

01.25.13

Despite the Internet and e-books, nine out of 10 Americans say libraries "remain very important to U.S. private and public life." Read More »

Low-income Areas Skipped By Google Fiber System

09.04.12

Google's much-publicized high-speed fiber project in Kansas City seems to be bypassing many low-income residents. Read More »

FCC Eighth Broadband Report

08.22.12

A new FCC annual report on broadband concludes that unless reforms are implemented, the digital divide is unlikely to close. Read More »

Vendors responding to the Gig U Project

12.15.11

Multi-university plan to build out very high-speed networks is attracting dozens of vendors. Read More »

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