Shelley McKinley, general manager of technology and corporate responsibility at Microsoft in Redmond, WA, wrote an op-ed in The Virginian-Pilot highlighting the importance of broadband access in the state in order to "start or run a modern business, access telemedicine, take an online class, digitally transform their farm or research a school project online."
Crown Castle: The best way for high-yield investors to cash in on the coming 5G gold rush
Crown Castle’s history and business model was discussed, positively noting that, "Ultimately, the biggest reason to own Crown Castle is that its assets are all mission critical to the telecom industry. An industry that continues to see explosive growth just in US mobile data...
Broadband report says Concord’s options are small and not all that impressive
In a report issued by BroadbandNow, an analysis of broadband in Concord found that there "aren’t many options for most homeowners." The report concludes that the high end of Concord services are slower than state and national high ends. "The top 10 percent of download speeds...
The connected classroom
Crown Castle’s Vice President of Fiber Sales, Doug Turtz, provided an Industry Viewpoint regarding rapidly changing technology in the education environment. "One highly scalable option for the education arena to address this increasing bandwidth demand is through dark fiber ...
Broadband access, workforce development Frederick EDA's top legislative priorities
The Frederick County Economic Development Authority (FDA) on Thursday unanimously approved legislative priorities to send to the Virginia General Assembly, one of which is "to support policies and budgets that provide broadband access to all parts of Virginia." The FDA believes th...
State leaders meet in Elkins to discuss economic strategy, high-speed broadband access
During an Elkins-Randolph County Chamber of Commerce meeting last week, state legislators brought up the need for high-speed broadband connectivity. State Sen. Greg Boso called on Verizon and AT&T to "at least build the infrastructure so that it encourages them to branch off of th...
US Census Bureau finds stark rural-urban broadband divide
The latest American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau reinforces how stark the digital divide is between urban and rural areas. Among counties where fewer than 60% of homes lacked broadband internet subscriptions, 88% were mostly or completely rural. Lack of access was al...