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Volume 3 | Issue 3| March 2018
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Public-Private Partnerships and Broadband and Smart City Deployment
This month, the BroadbandUSA webinar will highlight successful public-private partnerships in deploying…
by David J. Redl, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator
Americans rely on broadband Internet access to stay connected, to conduct business, to interact with the government, and for entertainment. Our nation’s broadband needs are increasingly wireless.…
Volume 3 | Issue 2 | February 2018
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Public-Private Partnerships Key to Offering Public Wi-Fi Networks
College campuses have long offered public Wi-Fi networks to enhance learning environments and provide access while on…
Cross-posted with U.S. Department of Commerce Blog
Photograph: Alexandria (Va.) Fire Captain Phil Perry uses a mobile device while on board a fire boat on the Potomac River. The First Responder Network Authority is modernizing public safety communications infrastructure to provide fire, EMS, law…
Cross-posting with U.S. Department of Commerce Blog
This week, President Trump attended the American Farm Bureau Federation's Annual Convention in Nashville, Tenn., to announce the recommendations of the interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity. Secretary Wilbur Ross is a…
Volume 3 | Issue 1 | January 2018
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Digital Inclusion Funding Champions
Successful digital inclusion programs tap a diverse mix of funding sources, including public and private sector organizations. A few examples of a…
by John B. Morris, Jr., Associate Administrator, Office of Policy Analysis and Development
NTIA relies on sound data to understand the state of communications and information use in the United States, and to develop policies that promote robust broadband services across the country. Since 1994,…
Vol 2 | Issue 12 | December 2017
Broadband Enhances Public Safety
Public safety personnel must make life-saving decisions in a matter of seconds. Broadband facilitates quick decision making and enhances public safety efforts in the following ways:
Broadband facilitates a coordinated response…
Cross-posted with U.S. Department of Commerce blog.
By Giulia McHenry, Chief Economist, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Broadband can play an essential role in supporting veterans by providing access to services and helping them to establish a stable and…
Vol 2 | Issue 11 | November 2017
Electric Cooperatives Are Powering Rural Broadband Expansion
Nearly two generations ago, electric cooperatives played an important role in closing the rural electricity gap. Today, electric co-ops are on a similar mission to deploy broadband to help close the…