Wireless-only biggest in rural areas
10.26.11
With millions of rural residents depending on wireless-only, the AT&T/T-Mobile merger offers the best chance for 4G LTE broadband. Read More »
Texas Archives
Long Past Time For A Dedicated Public Safety Network
07.13.11
The Communications Workers of America is supporting two parallel congressional bills allocating the D-Block wireless spectrum for a dedicated public safety network. Read More »
CWA and Speed Matters release 2010 Report on Internet Speeds in All 50 States
12.15.10
On Wednesday, December 15, the Communications Workers of America and the Speed Matters campaign released the 2010 Report on Internet Speeds in all 50 States. Read More »
Congress Must Act to Protect Open Internet
08.10.10
Momentum continues to build for Congress to step in and pass a narrowly targeted bill to clarify FCC authority over broadband regulation. Read More »
Areas Without Broadband Predominately Rural and Poor
07.30.10
The FCC's recently released Sixth Broadband Deployment Report points out that between 14 and 24 million Americans are living without access to broadband Internet. Read More »
Commerce announces $28.5 million in grant money for One Economy
04.30.10
Speed Matters' partner One Economy was awarded $28.5 million in grant money to expand high-speed Internet in underserved communities in the latest round of NITA's Broadband Opportunity funding. Read More »
NTIA broadband planning grants continue to roll out
01.19.10
The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced more grant awards to fund broadband mapping and planning in ten states. The recipients were designated entities in Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Read More »
In Texas, connecting public libraries a priority
10.14.09
Two hundred library leaders, community activists, and broadband providers gathered in San Antonio on October 8 for the Texas Opportunity Online Broadband Summit, sponsored by Speed Matters partner Connected Nation. Attendees discussed how technology, policy, and community partnerships can improve broadband access to Texas' public libraries. Read More »
Robots and broadband joining forces to create new possibilities in health care
09.08.09
The world of robots and artificial intelligence has largely lived in imaginations and on the silver screen. Today, an army hospital in San Antonio is applying these new technologies to change the way we provide health care. A medical robot is being used at Brooke Army Medical Center that gives doctors and patients a chance to communicate and allows doctors to give instructions to nurses or residents at bedside. Read More »
Connected Nation moves forward in Minnesota, Nevada, Texas, Ohio
07.31.09
Connected Nation continues to expand its broadband initiatives in multiple states, as part of its mission to stimulate deployment and adoption of high-speed Internet to all Americans. They launched interactive broadband mapping tools in Minnesota, were designated the mapping entity in Nevada and Texas, and are making the case for broadband in Ohio. Read More »
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