A new piece of legislation has the potential to shut down a $600 million corporate tax windfall in the Verizon-Frontier deal, and protect consumers, workers, and communities. Read More »
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced on October 5th that it has awarded four state grants in California, Indiana, North Carolina, and Vermont for broadband mapping. Read More »
Connected Nation recently released its first statewide assessment of broadband availability in North Carolina. Created in conjunction with the North Carolina Farm Bureau, the assessment compiled data from over thirty broadband providers across the state. The map is of particular importance to North Carolina because it can serve as a resource for those applying for federal broadband stimulus funding. Read More »
Connie Toops cannot do her job well because of her inability to get high-speed Internet access. Read More »
Experts from all corners of the Southeast United States gathered at Benedict College earlier this month to discuss the state of broadband in their states and ways to further their interests. Read More »
In many regions of the United States, people live without regular Internet access, or lack equipment and training to get online and benefit from the vast array of opportunities that the Internet provides. Read More »
North Carolina is taking important steps toward making sure all students in the state reap the educational benefits of high speed Internet. Over two years, the North Carolina School Connectivity Initiative is spending $22 million to connect every school in the state to high speed networks. Read More »
Speed Matters has released our second Read More »
A new study by the Baller Herbst Law Group calls for a comprehensive national high speed Internet policy that aims for 1G bits per second by 2015. It's a lofty goal, but with new content and applications constantly being developed, attaining such speeds is the only way to guarantee that Americans can stay connected in the future. Read More »
In an insightful Charlotte Observer column, Mary Schulken makes the case for state government investment in North Carolina's last-mile high speed Internet connections. Read More »
