The Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development had awarded a Keystone Communities Program grant of $500,000 to help Indiana County leaders to extend broadband internet access to underserved rural, outlying areas of the county. In total, the award of four grants totals $1.25 million. The packages include $200,000 toward replacement of the Burrell Township Library, $450,000 for improvements to Sherman Street Park in Clymer and $100,000 to repave a well-worn four-mile stretch of Pine Vale Road in Grant Township.
Countdown to the closing bell With Liz Claman
Sean O’Hara, president of Pacer ETFS, noted in a segment of Closing Bell with Liz Claman there is an infrastructure revolution going on now and one of the big names in the cellphone tower business is Crown Castle. He added that "if we’re going to go to 5G, which we ess...
Midwest states showing progress in rural connectivity
According to a report from the American Broadband Initiative, a federal initiative aimed at improving accessibility of internet connections, more than 92 percent of the U.S. population had access to fixed land-based broadband in 2016. However, of the 8 percent remaining, 80 percen...
Statewide broadband bill passes out of committee
A bipartisan bill that would support the expansion of broadband service in Washington State, introduced in January by Gov. Jay Inslee, passed out of the House Capital Budget Committee last Tuesday in a unanimous vote. Governor Inslee’s office wrote that federal data "grossly...
Georgia Senate passes small-cell wireless broadband bill
Georgia unanimously passed a bill Monday aimed at making it easier for telecommunications companies to extend small-cell wireless broadband along public rights of way. Meanwhile, separate bills allowing Georgia's electric membership corporations to enter the broadband business, ai...
Tim Lorello: How could tech infrastructure help tackle crime, make Maryland safer?
Tim Lorello, CEO and President of SecuLore Solutions, penned an op-ed highlighting the intersection of public safety and high-tech infrastructure. Lorello said "we need to more quickly install the high-tech infrastructure to support it" and called upon the legislature to pass HB 6...
FCC pledges more funding for rural broadband deployment
The Federal Communications Commission on Monday announced an additional $67 million in annual support to bring improved broadband service to rural America. The money is intended to help rural broadband providers deliver improved service to nearly 110,000 homes in rural communities...