Pennsylvania opens grant applications for laptop giveaways
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority has opened applications for a grant program that will funnel $20 million into free laptop computers for the public.
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Pennsylvania approves $204 million for broadband expansion
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority approved Broadband Infrastructure Program grant awards for 53 projects.
Vermont broadband documentary explores role of community in connectivity
On this week’s Priorities podcast are the makers of a new documentary about the critical role broadband plays in the lives of Vermonters.
North Carolina urges residents, organizations to take digital equity survey
North Carolina is circulating a survey to better understand how it should spent $1 billion in federal broadband funding.
NYC opens fourth Gigabit Center in Brooklyn
New York City opened its fourth Gigabit Center in Brooklyn, offering high-speed internet access and devices to the public.
For state CIOs, broadband an essential and pressing challenge
On StateScoop's Priorities podcast, the CIOs of Wisconsin and North Carolina share how they're keeping pace with public demand for high-speed connectivity.
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For rural broadband, FCC gives $4.9 billion to small ISPs
Ten years of funding is expected to provide high-speed internet service to 450,000 homes and businesses.
Poorly connected Arkansas appoints statewide broadband manager
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has tasked the state's former economic policy director with removing Arkansas' status as one of the worst-connected states in the nation.
Income, education drive gaps in metro area broadband adoption – study
A new paper by the Brookings Institution lays out strategies for state, local and federal leaders to pursue to close the "digital divide."