Sentences with phrase «with access to broadband»

Most classrooms across the nation are now equipped with access to broadband internet, due in large part to President Barack Obama's ConnectED initiative that aimed to connect 99 % of students across the country to broadband by 2018.

«Millions of New Yorkers do not have access to a reasonable Internet connection, which is synonymous with access to broadband.

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The commission would issue new protections for consumer privacy, and ensure Web access to consumers with disabilities, as well as for those living in remote locations without broadband.

For Comcast — the largest cable and broadband provider in the US — the venture will enhance the Comcast experience by providing customers with access to basic healthcare information that they'd otherwise have to go elsewhere for.

Ultimately, what really captures his attention is the Ford Work Solutions, the integrated in - dash computer system (4 GB memory with USB and SD ports, plus wireless keyboard and optional Bluetooth - enabled printer) that provides access to a cellular broadband connection when the engine is on (no worries — you can't use the computer while you're driving).

«We have been working closely with the local planning authority and meeting with the public in the surrounding communities on the proposal, and we are partnering with local organisations to provide public benefits from the mast, including community radio, wireless broadband access and education initiatives.»

This year, Rogers is kicking things off with «Connected for Success,» a pilot project that will give some of the most disadvantaged residents of Toronto access to cheap broadband.

The program includes a commitment from the cable companies to offer to $ 10 a month broadband Internet access to homes with children that are eligible for free school lunches.

Countries such as Japan, Germany, and Australia have all established ambitious targets for broadband connectivity, employing a mix of public dollars and regulatory incentives with the goal of establishing universal access to affordable, fast connectivity.

I started out freelancing over web - based, with the help of some basic tasks which actually wanted a desktop as well as access to broadband and I am delightful than ever... few months have passed by since i begun this and i received cash gain total of 36,000 bucks... Basically I earn eighty bucks every single hour and work for 3 to four hrs most of the days.And awesome thing about this is that you could keep control of valuable time when you work and for how long as you like but you still earn a paycheck every week.

They are only possible in a society like ours, with its ubiquitous broadband and constant access to (and obsession with) social media.

«While Nate McMurray was busy at his Grand Island Town Hall Campaign Headquarters currying favor with the Democrat establishment and figuring out how to sell the Cuomo / Pelosi agenda to NY - 27 voters, Chris Collins was spending his time delivering historic tax cuts for working families in his district, expanding access to broadband in rural communities, defending our Lake Ontario Shoreline and protecting our Second Amendment rights,» Piligra said.

The Cuomo administration continues its mission to bring broadband internet access to «unserved» communities throughout New York, with an announcement late yesterday afternoon of grants awarded as part of Round II of the initiative.

In recent years, the proliferation of cheap cameras has combined with the advent of free online video hosting and widespread broadband access to make online video a far more effective proposition than before, both for attack and for defense.

He talked about the need for better broadband access and transport links to ensure rural firms could compete on a level playing field with urban businesses.

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.

So, with today's announcement other broadband companies in Upstate will now have the opportunity work with the State in order to bid on this funding to improve Upstate's broadband access.

The ten - year programme intends to introduce electronic patient record, appointment and prescription services into the NHS, along with new email systems and broadband access for all health service staff.

Lawmakers also agreed to divide up the $ 5 billion dollar windfall surplus from bank settlements, with $ 1.5 billion going to upstate economic development and $ 500m to improve broadband Internet access.

Clinton's campaign website boasts of her Senate achievements, including bringing broadband to remote areas of the state (a goal that still hasn't been fully accomplished, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration just now promising statewide broadband access by 2018) and joining with Ebay to provide tech support, microloans and training to boost small - business sales online.

For upstate, that means $ 500 million for broadband access, along with a promise to avoid toll hikes on the Thruway.

If approved by voters those propositions will: 1) Create a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

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.

Lawmakers also agreed to divide up the $ 5 billion windfall surplus from bank settlements, with $ 1.5 billion going to upstate economic development and $ 500 million to improve broadband Internet access.

The city of Syracuse is moving ahead with a strategy to improve access to broadband for businesses and residents.

According to him, the policy desire to attain 30 per cent broadband penetration by 2018 will no longer be attainable, with a high prospect of rolling back the current 13 per cent broadband access via mobile.

There are three ballot propositions on the November ballot: 1) Creation of a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

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.

A conversation with the Times Union last month about expanding broadband access — a key plank in Teachout's platform — wound its way to telecommunications giants lobbying to control the market.

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.»

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.

Harlin McEwen, chair of the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST) Corporation — formed in 2007 by the FCC to work with industry to develop the national wireless public safety broadband network — gave a more pointed reason: the companies bidding for the space wanted priority access to the D block space over first responders, even in times of emergency.

5.47 Number of subscriptions to adult - content sites per 1,000 households with broadband access in Utah, the state with the highest rate of subscriptions, according to a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Just as the telephone companies can not now referee your phone conversations, the owners of broadband Internet lines should not be allowed to interfere with what online content citizens have access to.

The ng Connect Program (led by telecommunications provider Alcatel — Lucent) presented its vision of the so - called «connected car» on Tuesday in New York City — a white Toyota Prius hybrid tricked out with access to a 4G («fourth generation») broadband wireless network.

The only requirements are to be reasonably computer literate, own a computer with broadband access, and to be prepared to work patiently and persistently for a considerable period of time before seeing the fruits of their labour.

Equipped with broadband wireless capabilities and Internet access, this flexible space is where students and teachers convene to plan lessons, deliver instruction, and complete assignments.

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.

In our organization we work with NGOs, businesses, and government agencies who often need to deliver training to widely distributed audiences in places without reliable access to affordable broadband internet.

A host of handy tools As well as broadband, TRUSTnet comes with a comprehensive array of associated services, including Internet filtering, secure filtered emails for pupils and staff, Sophos antivirus software, video conferencing, cloud based storage and access to a vast collection of premium learning resources.

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.

This paper, written for the Rural Opportunities Consortium of Idaho, offers policymakers and philanthropic leaders a set of recommendations to capitalize on the potential of technology to serve students: expand broadband access to schools lacking it, create an elite corps of proven teachers who would be made available to students across the state, and provide districts and schools with the flexibility to develop new models of staffing and technology and to achieve the most strategic combination of personnel, facilities, and technology.

Elimination of the regulations raises several concerns for school districts, including potential pass - through costs associated with data - heavy digital learning initiatives; a less innovative education technology environment based on potential discriminatory pricing for new market entrants; and heightened pricing and other vulnerabilities for rural and high cost districts that may only have access to a single broadband carrier.

They have grown up with broadband, smartphones, laptops and social media being the norm and therefore expect instant access to information.»

The Federal Communications Commission has begun to upgrade and enhance its E-Rate program to provide more schools with greater access to broadband Internet.

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.

ECS urges caution, however, citing students» need for face - to - face interactions with teachers, broadband limitations, limited access to student support services and a lack of opportunity for collaborative projects.