The latest CRTC broadband target is for 100 % of Canadian households to have
access to broadband speeds of 5 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload by December 31, 2014.
According to a 2016 Federal Communication Commission report, 34 million Americans still don't have
access to broadband speeds.
Not exact matches
According
to the FCC's latest Internet
Access Services report, for example, only 24 % of developed housing areas had at least two ISPs that offered official
broadband speeds.
Such tactics have contributed
to Americans paying more for
broadband access than the rest of the developed world, while generally getting less
speed for their money.
Today, with the announcement of Round III awards, the program accomplishes its mission of statewide
broadband availability - providing the last mile funding
to ensure all New Yorkers have
access to high -
speed internet by the end of 2018.
The $ 209.7 million Round III awards will provide 122,285 homes, businesses and community institutions across the state with
access to high -
speed Internet, driving in aggregate more than $ 341.8 million of public / private
broadband investment.
After implementation of the commitments announced as part of the New NY
Broadband Program, 99.9 percent of New Yorkers will have
access to high -
speed broadband - with almost 99 percent at
speeds of 100 Mbps or greater.
The $ 500 million New NY York
Broadband Program, which provides funding for high -
speed internet
access to unserved and underserved areas across the state, is the largest and most ambitious state investment in
broadband in the nation.
ERIE COUNTY, NY - Since entering office in 2013, Erie County Legislator Patrick B. Burke (District 7) has worked
to increase the
access,
speed and affordability of
broadband internet for residents and businesses in Erie County.
The third item announced on Governor Cuomo's «Opportunity Agenda» is
to create a
broadband program
to ensure
access to high -
speed internet for all New Yorkers by the year 2019.
So we are working with the private sector
to ensure 90 % of properties have
access to high -
speed broadband by 2015 and that the remaining 10 % of hard -
to - reach properties can at least
access functional
broadband of 2 megabits per second.
New York state is seeking applicants for the first phase of its $ 500 million
broadband program meant
to bring high -
speed Internet
access across the state.
These investments will help close the «digital divide» by increasing
access to technology and high -
speed broadband for all students throughout the state, ensuring that no student gets left behind.
Offering a history of
broadband initiatives in Ulster County this past week, county Comptroller Elliott Auerbach noted a 2012 resolution supporting applications
to the Connect NY
Broadband Grant for
broadband service
to the towns of Denning, Wawarsing, Hardenburgh, and Rochester; a 2014 State of the County address request from County Executive Mike Hein
to the Ulster County Legislature
to set policy on «some important issues still facing Ulster County including
Broadband expansion and improving internet
access for county residents»; a request from the legislature later that same year «that the county executive develop a plan... and the plan should include a one year, two year and five year plus proposal for
broadband expansion»; and resolutions and letters directed
to the state Public Service Commission this year directing Verizon
to provide high
speed fiber optic internet across Ulster County.
These awards will provide 12,835 homes and businesses with
access to high -
speed broadband for the first time, and leverage $ 11.7 million in private matching funds; bringing the total public - private investment in the Southern Tier
to $ 50.5 million in Round II.
«We recognize that
broadband service has become as essential as electricity and water and sewer for economic development and that if we want
to attract high - tech jobs, if we want
to provide students opportunities for education and provide equal
access to services
to people across the county, having high -
speed broadband is absolutely critical at this point.»
Following the final round of grant monies, the state estimates 99.9 percent of New Yorkers will have commitments for high -
speed broadband access, «with all but 1 percent having
access to 100 mbps service or better.»
Another key component in creating more economic opportunities and jobs is ensuring that all West Virginians have
access to high
speed broadband service.
With a state investment of $ 500 million in capital funds from bank settlements the program will incentivize the private sector
to expand high
speed broadband access to under - served New Yorkers.
(Sec. 4010) Requires the NSF Director
to develop and publish a plan describing the current status for
broadband access for scientific research purposes in states located in EPSCoR (Experimental Program
to Stimulate Competitive Research) eligible jurisdictions and outlines actions
to ensure that such connections are available
to participate in NSF programs which rely heavily on high -
speed networking and collaborations across institutions and regions.
For example, the 2015 FCC
Broadband Progress Report states that approximately 35 percent of schools lack
access to fiber, meaning the high - quality
broadband with appropriate
speed students need
to work.
Since rural areas aren't always blessed with the fastest
broadband connections and many other internet service providers don't cover rural areas, satellite internet may be the best way
to gain high -
speed access to the web.
The administration intends
to ask the Federal Communications Commission
to consider rechanneling and increasing funding through the program, which is derived from telecommunications fees, with the goal of giving 99 percent of the nation's schools
access to high -
speed broadband and wireless Internet within five years.
Besides the laptop program and the wireless Internet
access at every school, the district has upgraded its
broadband speed to 2 gigabits — ahead of the Obama administration goals for schools
to have 1 gigabit per second by 2017.
WASHINGTON, DC — In advance of this morning's major announcement from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler on the federal E-rate program, a new report released today by the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission, and authored by Dr. John B. Horrigan, a leading authority on
broadband adoption and use, shows that African American, Latino, low - income, and rural students are more likely
to be in schools with slow internet
access (10 Mbps or less) than their peers and less likely
to be in schools with high -
speed broadband internet (100 Mbps or more) needed for digital learning.
The funds will provide high -
speed broadband internet connections
to 15,000 schools and libraries, giving an additional 20 million students online
access over the next two years and making strides towards reaching its five - year connectivity goals.
Broadband access is a key component of school modernization, yet accurate information on
broadband speeds and rates statewide has been difficult
to find.
Noting that just one in five U.S. students had
access to high -
speed internet in their schools, President Barack Obama called for targeting and increasing federal E-rate funds
to bring faster
broadband to 99 percent of students by 2018.
«We will continue working
to upgrade our schools so that each of our students has
access to high -
speed broadband, 1:1 technology and computer science education, among the other essential resources that a 21st century education requires,» CPS spokesman Michael Passman said in a statement.
with 21.1 Mbps downloading Mobile phone network Three has announced an update
to their mobile WIFI range, which brings in
access to an HSPA + network with home
broadband speeds.
«Our customers expect the ability
to access and share content on the go at 4G
speeds, so we've created a 4G tablet portfolio of 7 -, 9 - and 10 - inch tablets with their busy, highly mobile lives in mind,» said Jeremy Korst, vice president of mobile
broadband and emerging devices, T - Mobile USA.
Conference delegates will appreciate the luxury interiors and the 5 star attention
to detail, guest rooms are spacious and offer high
speed broadband internet
access, work desks, cable TV and air conditioning.
All rooms enjoy breathtaking ocean views and are lavishly appointed with open outdoor balconies
to relax, Westin Heavenly Bed ®, Heavenly Bath ®, rain showers, flat screen LCD televisions, state of the art audio visual entertainment jacks, iPod docking stations, high
speed broadband and wireless internet
access throughout the resort.
Amazon's first entertainment partnership with an airline will give Prime members
access to the programming at no cost over JetBlue's free high -
speed Fly - Fi in - flight
broadband service.
No attention
to detail has been spared: oversized LCD TV's, high -
speed broadband Internet
access and Wi - Fi, iPod docking systems, 380 + thread count Egyptian cotton duvets and sheets, waffle knit spa robes, Etro bath amenities, in - room safes and fully - stocked private bars all come standard.
Evidently, according
to the Guardian critiques of the Report, Britain's current average
access speed is 3.6 Mbps — though only 40 % of houses have
broadband access at all.
However, the Carter Report promised universal
access by 2012 but only
broadband speeds of «up
to» 2 Mbps.
A lack of an internet connection and specifically a high
speed broadband connection that allows the quick transfer of large amounts of information, is integral
to the ability
to access the many useful legal information resources that have been made available by public legal education and information providers.
Of course, if you're looking
to get into the streaming big leagues
to access the growing array of 4K Ultra HD streaming content available from Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, and others, you'll want
to kick up your
broadband speed a
to at least 25 Mbps.
According
to Wheeler, «three - quarters of American homes have no competitive choice» for truly high -
speed broadband access.
Google Fiber acquired Webpass in a bid
to accelerate its buildout of ultra-high
speed broadband access, after struggling for years
to gain
access to local markets dominated by rival
broadband providers like AT&T, Comcast and others.
Because of the
speed it will offer, 5G has the potential
to replace wired
broadband connections in your home, which could finally give you another option for internet
access in addition
to the old cable and landline telephone companies.
The A7 enables users
to access the fastest mobile
broadband speeds, supporting up
to 4G VoLTE connectivity.
While download
speed is usually the headline figure for
broadband, upload rate can be very important if the connection is used for work as you may need
to do things like transfer large files
to clients or colleagues, upload data
to the cloud and use remote desktop
access to control a computer over the internet.
Because of their small size and more isolated location,
access to high
speed broadband is either prohibitively expensive or not possible.
One of the continuing issues in rural and remote communities that impacts health and all sectors is the need for reliable, stable
access to high -
speed broadband.
Kansas (Tie) Scores for Kansas were more consistently decent than featuring spectacular ups and downs, though the state did rank particularly well for the availability of high -
speed broadband and
access to residential rentals.
Congressional Republicans unveiled draft legislation that would ban
broadband providers from blocking, slowing down or
speeding up
access to specific websites but avoid using utility - like regulations
to do so.
The main topics included the First - Time Homebuyers Savings Account, the H.O.M.E Bill, Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief, and
access to high -
speed broadband.