Items tagged "Rural Access"
Public Knowledge Welcomes FCC Action to Use 12 GHz Band to Close Digital Divide
January 13, 2021 12 GHz , Digital Divide , Rural Access , Wi-FiLast night, the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that could potentially leverage spectrum sharing technology to help close the digital divide.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Joins 39 Groups Urging Congress to Include Broadband Subsidy in Stimulus Bills
December 8, 2020 Broadband Access , broadband subsidy , coronavirus , Covid-19 , Digital Divide , Rural Access , stimulusToday, Public Knowledge joins 39 other public interest, government, civil rights, labor, higher education, and rural advocacy groups in a letter urging Congress to offer a federal broadband subsidy in forthcoming COVID-19 stimulus packages.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Welcomes Comprehensive $100 Billion Broadband Plan As Part of Moving Forward Act to Close Digital Divide
June 22, 2020 Affordable Broadband , Broadband Deployment , broadband infrastructure , Digital Divide , digital equity , internet inequality , Rural Access , Rural BroadbandToday, House Democrats announced “The Moving Forward Act,” a massive infrastructure bill funding broadband deployment as well as the building of roads, bridges, housing, rail, and clean energy services.
Read MoreThe FCC’s New Initiative Punishes States That Have Tried to Close the Digital Divide
February 20, 2020 Broadband Access , Digital Divide , FCC , Rural Access , Rural BroadbandLast week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its Report and Order about the new Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), which provides $20.4 billion to fund broadband deployment in rural areas over 10 years. However, the Order, as written, could actually broaden the digital divide by punishing states that have taken steps to fund broadband […]
Read MorePublic Knowledge Urges Congress to Enhance Broadband DATA Act to Better Connect All Americans
November 14, 2019 Broadband Access , Broadband Deployment , broadband mapping , Digital Divide , FCC , internet inequality , Rural Access , Rural Broadband Access , Rural Digital DivideToday, the House Energy & Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee marked up the “Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act (Broadband DATA Act).” The bill would improve broadband mapping data accuracy at the Federal Communications Commission. Public Knowledge supports requiring the FCC to collect more granular data to generate more accurate and detailed broadband maps.
Read MoreFCC 3.5 GHz Band License Changes Will Make Closing the Rural Digital Divide More Difficult
October 23, 2018 3.5GHz , 5G , CBRS , FCC , Rural AccessToday, the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve a Report and Order to make changes to its Priority Access Licenses in the 3.5 GHz Band (3550-3700 MHz). Today’s action needlessly rolls back a unanimous 5-0 Commission vote from April 2015 and is counterproductive to helping the agency achieve its stated goal of closing the rural digital divide.
Read MoreAdvocates Ask FCC Chairman Not To Take Away 5G Spectrum From Rural America
October 11, 2018 5G , CBRS , Rural Access , SpectrumToday, Public Knowledge joined 20 rural advocacy organizations, rural healthcare providers, rural network operators, and public interest advocates in a letter urging Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to preserve the existing Citizens Band Radio Service (CBRS) rules that enable small providers to offer service in rural areas.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Applauds Reps. Eshoo, McKinley for Bipartisan ‘Dig Once’ Bill to Expand Broadband
January 17, 2018 Broadband , infrastructure , Rural Access , Rural BroadbandToday, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Congressman David B. McKinley (R-WV) introduced the Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018, which is substantially identical to the 2015 bill of the same name.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Responds to Flawed FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on 3.5GHz Band
October 24, 2017 3.5GHz , FCC , Rural Access , SpectrumToday, the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to roll back portions of the agency’s 2015 3.5GHz licensing Order. Public Knowledge contends that this short-sighted policy making is completely unsupported by the record developed in multiple proceedings and undermines years of work to promote innovative and efficient use of limited spectrum resources.
Read MoreBipartisan “AIRWAVES Act” Offers Real Solutions For Rural Broadband, Wireless Future
August 1, 2017 infrastructure , Rural Access , Spectrum Auction , Spectrum Reform , Wi-FiToday, Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced the Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum, or “AIRWAVES,” Act. The bill establishes a pipeline to move federal spectrum into commercial use, ensuring significant capacity for both exclusive use (“licensed”) spectrum and shared use (“unlicensed”) spectrum.
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