Digital telecommunications services
$750M in virus aid for NC broadband expansion OK'd by House

May. 26, 2021 06:27 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina House unanimously approved legislation on Wednesday that aims to spend $750 million in federal coronavirus relief funds...

FILE - In this Tuesday Aug. 4, 2020, file photo, volunteer Wendy Dutler hands out computers during a drive-thru giveaway event in Dallas. Americans can begin applying for $50 off their internet bill on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Emergency program to give people $50 off internet bill

By Tali Arbel May. 12, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

New Mexico leads US Southwest in broadband needs

By Susan Montoya Bryan Apr. 12, 2021 04:13 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has the highest percentage of residents in the U.S. Southwest without adequate broadband internet service, a problem...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 file photo, Kelly Mack works on her laptop to teach remotely from her early 1940s vintage camper/trailer in her backyard at home in Evanston, Ill. Even though the federal government has spent tens of billions of dollars to close the digital divide, tens of millions of Americans still aren’t online. The Biden administration has now broached a big number, $100 billion, in an effort to get all Americans connected. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
EXPLAINER: What Biden's new $100B plan for broadband means

By Tali Arbel Apr. 03, 2021 10:14 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2018, file photo, Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, left, D-Los Angeles, left, and Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, smile after their net neutrality bill was approved by the Senate, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. The Trump administration sued to block California's 2018 law, preventing it from taking effect for years. The Biden administration dropped that suit. The telecom industry is still fighting the law, but a judge ruled in February that California could begin enforcing it. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
EXPLAINER: California's net neutrality law springs to life

By Tali Arbel Mar. 25, 2021 12:53 PM EDT

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State Address in War Memorial Auditorium, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
$200M broadband push ahead, Tennessee mulls new coverage map

By Jonathan Mattise Feb. 24, 2021 02:06 PM EST

House OKs bill to direct $210M for Ohio broadband expansion

By Kantele Franko Feb. 18, 2021 03:57 PM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Legislation to help expand high-speed internet access in underserved and rural areas of Ohio is getting bipartisan support and fast...

Security forces patrol in Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021.The United States ambassador to Uganda said Wednesday the embassy has canceled plans to observe the country's tense presidential election on Thursday, citing a decision by electoral authorities to deny accreditation to most members of the observation team.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Internet 'blackout' in Uganda on eve of tense election

By Rodney Muhumuza Jan. 13, 2021 03:33 AM EST

Lawyers: New Mexico trying to comply with education needs

Jan. 08, 2021 12:54 PM EST
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Public Education Department is working with school districts and internet providers to expand broadband access in rural...

FCC awards $25M to expand internet in rural New Hampshire

Dec. 12, 2020 03:30 PM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Internet providers in New Hampshire will receive more than $25 million in federal funding over 10 years to expand broadband access across...

Maryland lawmakers say it’s time to close the digital divide

By Brenda Wintrode And Sean Mcgoey Of Capital News Service Nov. 24, 2020 04:38 PM EST
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — After Kimberly Vasquez’s two younger sisters log into their virtual classrooms from their Baltimore home, there’s barely enough bandwidth...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 file photo, A computer screen shows a Los Angeles Unified School District teacher during an online class at Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood in Los Angeles. Across the U.S., the pandemic has forced students to attend virtual school to prevent spread of the coronavirus. But the more we rely on technology, the bigger the consequences when gadgets or internet service let us down. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Q&A: How to handle technology issues with online school

By Tali Arbel Sep. 26, 2020 12:16 PM EDT

Members of the Legislative Budget Office monitor the presentation of some appropriation and finance bills for debate on the Senate floor at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Friday, June 12, 2020. Due to concerns over the coronavirus, lawmakers suspended the Legislative session for several weeks and are now catching up with proposed legislation. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Bill proposes $50M to expand broadband access for students

By Leah Willingham Jun. 26, 2020 04:24 PM EDT

In this undated selfie, Martin Morales stands in front of the George Washington Bridge, which crosses the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York. Morales loved to ride his bike around northern New Jersey when he had some time to himself. To his family, this selfie is a reminder of just how far he had journeyed, from a remote village in southern Mexico to follow his older brother Javier to a new American life. Then, the new coronavirus extinguished both their lives, just a day apart. (Martin Morales/Courtesy of Sheila Cruz-Morales via AP)
Lives Lost: Brothers journey from rural Mexico to life in US

By Adam Geller And Peter Prengaman Apr. 23, 2020 01:00 AM EDT