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President calls for more wireless spectrum

06.16.13

As the Obama administration calls for more wireless spectrum, a new White House report details shortfalls in broadband access. Read More »

Obama: Let there be broadband

06.07.13

President Obama announced the ConnectED program to "... to bring high-speed Internet connections to 99 percent of America’s students." Read More »

Lifeline lives up to its name

06.07.13

Jessica González of the National Hispanic Media Coalition writes that for millions of people the Lifeline telephone subsidy is indeed a lifeline. Read More »

FCC: Broadband adoption still shows gaps, slow speeds

05.24.13

The latest FCC U.S. Internet access study still finds large areas of the country with slow speeds. Read More »

FCC Acting Chair Clyburn Adds to the Connect America Fund

05.23.13

Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn became the first female to hold that office, and announced additional moneys for the Connect America Fund. Read More »

NY regulators delay Verizon request to end landline guarantee

05.20.13

The NY Public Service Commission delayed Verizon's sweeping request to substitute wireless for landlines throughout the state. Read More »

Rural-urban broadband divide persists

05.17.13

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration's new Broadband Briefs reports show gains and shortcomings in U.S. broadband. Read More »

The Truth About Lifeline

05.14.13

David Honig, Co-founder and President of the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, tells the truth about the federal Lifeline program. 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 »

Republican attack on Lifeline runs into strong defense

04.26.13

The federal Lifeline wireless subsidy program has a lot of support across the board, and some angry Republican detractors in Congress. Read More »

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