Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said her city upgraded its 5G wireless capacity in preparation of Super Bowl 57.

As states and cities await $45 billion in broadband grants, an adviser at the federal agency distributing the money said answers are coming.

"You can get screwed if you don’t act fast," an executive of a company that builds software for ISPs told the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

As cities show benefits of the American Rescue Plan's relief funds, mayors said a return to belt-tightening could be on the horizon.

Amid reports of hate crimes in some cities, several mayors said they're exploring ways to confront online extremism.

Bloomberg Philanthropies and other groups unveiled the Local Infrastructure Hub, a program that helps communities get grant funding.

Jen Easterly urged mayors to pursue more cyber hygiene and modernization — and offered an update on the new cybersecurity grant program.

Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security adviser for cyber, discussed the Biden administration's ransomware strategy with a group of mayors, the White House said.

The $1.9 trillion package also includes $7 billion in funding for broadband deployment in rural and low-income communities.

"This is not a big-city or blue-state problem," the Republican mayor of Arlington, Texas, told reporters as local governments face a severe budget crunch from the pandemic.