Connect Americans Now (CAN) Joined by 41 Leading Voices for Agriculture, Education, Digital Equity, Rural Communities, Small Business, Technology and Veterans in Support of FCC Plan to Help Bridge the Digital Divide - Connect Americans Now

Press Release October 20, 2020 Contact: Jon Conradi jon@connectamericansnow.com Companies and Organizations Including ADM, BASF, Corteva, National Cattlemen’s Beef, National Cotton Council, National Grange, National Veteran Small Business Coalition, SHLB and USA Rice Urge Commission to Adopt Updat...

FCC to Delay $9 Billion Rural Broadband Push to Fix Data Flaws

The Federal Communications Commission is poised to delay $9 billion in rural 5G subsidies for 18 to 24 months so it can fix mapping flaws that bar the agency from determining which areas need the service.

SpaceX, Hughes and Viasat qualify to bid for $20.4 billion in FCC rural broadband subsidies - SpaceNews

SpaceX, Hughes Network Systems and Viasat are eligible to compete for a share of the $20.4 billion in broadband subsidies the FCC plans to dole out under the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund starting later this month.

Digital Divide is a Real Problem for Rural America, and Many Solutions Are Needed to Solve It

October 12, 2020 – The digital divide is a real problem for rural America, Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA, the Rural Broadband Association, said on Thursday at the Blandin Foundation’s conference on broadband. “People in Washington like to talk about the digital divide, those who have connect...

AT&T abandons rural broadband systems as it stops selling 1990s era DSL tech

AT&T will no longer sell new connections to old school DSL service, although it claims it will continue to support customers who already have it. It notified customers of the change via the las…

How the daughter of Petaluma first responders is attempting to revolutionize fire tech

Spurred by her family’s evacuation from the Tubbs Fire, 24-year-old Bailey Farren is heading a startup working to bring firefighting technology and maps into the 21st century.

September 2020 Open Commission Meeting

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and related agency telework and headquarters access policies, this meeting was held in a wholly electronic format and was open to the public on the Internet via live feed from the FCC’s web page at www.fcc.gov/live and on the FCC’s YouTube channel.

New State Broadband Action Plan Seeks Community-Based Input

First of two listening sessions draws diverse group of regional leaders