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ASHBURN, Va., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- DigitalBridge Communications Corp. (DBC), the leading private operator of WiMAX 4G broadband networks in underserved and mid-sized communities in the U.S., won a $4.3 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to deploy fourth-generation wireless services to three Idaho counties, the company announced today. Made under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the broadband stimulus award will provide...

Commission should review the possible impact of new laws and regulations on the millions of underserved and un-served Americans ATLANTA, April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding a Notice of Proposed Rule Making yesterday, the Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE) encouraged the FCC to consider the possible impact of new laws and regulations on the millions of underserved and un-served Americans that might...

The Commerce Department said on Monday that California and three other states were among the first recipients of over $6.8 million in grants to map broadband use in U.S. homes. The mapping program is part of a $7.2 billion program under the stimulus plan.  The departments of Commerce and Agriculture are administering the program to bring high speed Internet to more Americans, especially those in rural areas. The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information...

NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- SUPERCOMM ®, the telecommunications industry's premier trade show hosted by TIA and US Telecom, today announced that administrators from The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) will deliver the keynote address at the National Broadband Strategy Conference taking place at SUPERCOMM on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. CST....

The $787 billion economic stimulus package passed by Congress in February may have too narrowly focused on determining the speed and availability of broadband Internet access throughout the United States.The stimulus bill, which was championed by the Obama administration, allocated up to $350 million in funding for the establishment of a national broadband map to help shape policies to expand high-speed Internet access.  But the high price tag struck some within the telecommunications...

On Thursday, the federal government announced that it had received requests totaling $28 billion from organizations needing high-speed Internet service.The government has roughly $4 billion in grants and loans currently available.The money will be used to connect rural homes and groups to the Internet.Officials hope the service will stimulate interest in groups who don't often use the Internet, and expand access in public locations like libraries and schools.Nearly all of the requests, $23.2...

Assumes New Leadership Post At Global Health Communications, Policy Firm WASHINGTON, June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leading health communications and public affairs firm Spectrum named Katherine J. Maynard as its Chief Operating Officer, a new position. "Katherine's 11-year track record of nothing less than success at Spectrum has earned her an uncommon respect among clients and fellow team members," said President and CEO John J. Seng, the firm's founder. "As COO, she will guide...

Recovery Act Presents 'Unprecedented Opportunity' WASHINGTON, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The $7 billion-plus broadband stimulus program contained in the nation's economic recovery act presents an "unprecedented opportunity" to extend advanced broadband networks across the nation and to stimulate jobs and the economy, Verizon said Monday (April 13). But, to maximize that opportunity, the program should focus on two key objectives: extending broadband Internet connections to unserved areas,...

-- Company working with rural carriers, universities, and healthcare providers to identify opportunities. -- Global Crossing recommends the creation of a marketplace exchange for applicant partnerships. FLORHAM PARK, N.J., April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC), a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced several steps it is taking to optimize opportunities under the $7.2 billion Federal stimulus programs aimed at expanding broadband deployment. In a...

The people who received TV converter box coupons but let them expire can now apply for new ones.The recent stimulus package put more money into the coupon program, allowing the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to give people with expired coupons another chance.Households can apply for two $40 coupons that cover the costs of most converter boxes.  Even though there has been 26 million coupons redeemed, 17 million expired at the end of their three-month life...