Satellite Network: Once operational, this system promises to emulate the functionality of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite constellation, albeit on a smaller scale, according to Wu, who has been at the helm of Taiwan's space initiatives since 2021.
HUNTINGTON — When Shawna Smith was served a transfer letter after eight years of teaching at Crossroads Academy, the alternative school in Cabell County, she was devastated.
Twenty-three million families in the U.S. will have bigger internet bills starting in May. That's because a federal broadband subsidy program they're enrolled in is nearly out of money. Dozens of people joined Biden administration officials, advocates and U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont, at a Washington public library on Tuesday to make a last-ditch plea to extend the Affordable Connectivity Program, a subsidy created by Congress and touted by President Joe Biden as part of his push to bring internet access to every U.S. household. “They need access to high-speed internet just like they need access to electricity,” Sen. Welch told the gathering.
Pennsylvania awards $200M to expand high-speed internet access, and a lot more is on the way. But the looming end of a federal program that helps low-income families afford broadband underscores the challenge of ensuring universal access.
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) announced Friday, that NEPA s being awarded $42.5 million to increase access to reliable, high-speed internet, according to Senator Lisa Baker (R-20), Rosemary Brown (R-40) and Marty Flynn (D-22). Money for expanded and enhanced internet access is a key component of every economic development strategy, […]