broadband internet – Fiber Broadband Association https://fiberbroadband.org When Fiber Leads, the Future Follow. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 22:56:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-FBA-Crown-32x32.png broadband internet – Fiber Broadband Association https://fiberbroadband.org 32 32 FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to Headline Calix ConneXions 2020 to Discuss the Future of the Broadband Business https://fiberbroadband.org/2020/10/21/fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-to-headline-calix-connexions-2020-to-discuss-the-future-of-the-broadband-business/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 04:00:00 +0000 https://fiberbroadband.org/2020/10/21/fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-to-headline-calix-connexions-2020-to-discuss-the-future-of-the-broadband-business/ Calix announced that FCC Chair Ajit Pai will give a keynote speech at the opening general session of ConneXions 2020. The event will be held on Oct. 27. Pai’s speech will focus on the FCC’s efforts to expand access to broadband Internet throughout the country. Two days after the speech, the FCC will launch an auction for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). The program will make $20.4 billion available for high-speed Internet projects for rural communities around the country.

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]]> 6 Oregon Municipalities Partner to Complete a Fiber Feasibility Study https://fiberbroadband.org/2020/10/14/6-oregon-municipalities-partner-to-complete-a-fiber-feasibility-study/ Wed, 14 Oct 2020 04:00:00 +0000 https://fiberbroadband.org/2020/10/14/6-oregon-municipalities-partner-to-complete-a-fiber-feasibility-study/ A report commissioned by Multnomah County, Oregon, and the cities of Fairview, Gresham, Portland, Troutdale and Wood Village,https://www.bbcmag.com/breaking-news/six-oregon-municipalities-partner-to-complete-a-fiber-feasibility-study found that a digital divide still exists in the county. Despite a high number of Internet connections in the region, 13% of low-income residents do not have access to the Internet. Furthermore, low-income residents that do have broadband Internet often pay the same rate as high-income residents. The report adds that four out of 10 people say they can afford current Internet costs. The report says there is strong interest in closing the digital divide in Multnomah County and for the creation of a government-owned network.

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