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02/17/12
Connected Tennessee Releases USF Mobility Fund Eligibility Maps & Analysis
Ensuring ubiquitous availability of next-generation mobile broadband networks is critical to economic development and growth. Recognizing this importance, the Federal Communications Commission later this year will distribute $300 million in subsidies to support the construction of high-speed mobile broadband networks in areas that do not currently have mobile broadband access. Today, Connected Tennessee is releasing an analysis of the FCC’s preliminary list of areas in Tennessee that are eligible for the FCC’s Mobility Fund. On February 10, 2012, the FCC released a list of areas in Tennessee census blocks that it determined do not currently...
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02/14/12
Connected Tennessee's BTOP Program Trains Youth in Memphis
Connected Tennessee recently participated in two training events at Boys & Girls Clubs in Memphis. The first event was held at the Sycamore View Club and had close to 100 children present! The second event was held at the Ira Samelson branch and was attended by around 40 children. Connected Tennessee partner Mark Reavis from the University of Memphis and other U of M staff members provided a presentation on Internet safety, educating the youth about safe and educational websites, staying safe while using e-mail and other social media platforms such as Facebook, and how to identify cyber bullying. Connected Tennessee’s Deanna Ward was in...
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01/30/12
Connected Tennessee Releases Updated Broadband Availability Estimates
Connected Tennessee has released broadband availability estimates at the statewide and county levels using the most recently published 2010 Census household data. These availability estimates reveal that 4.8% of Tennessee households do not have access to basic broadband service of at least 768 Kbps downstream and 200 Kbps upstream. In addition, the data show that 7% of Tennessee households do not have access to higher speeds of at least 3 Mbps downstream and 768 Kbps upstream. Broadband data gathered and submitted to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for inclusion on the National Broadband Map in October...
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01/25/12
Connect America Fund FAQ's Answered
In the short time since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an order that begins reforming the federal Universal Service Fund (USF) by creating the Connect America Fund and phasing out the existing High-Cost Fund, Connected Nation has noticed a big increase in the interest among Connected Nation stakeholders in the broadband mapping process and how Connected Nation’s broadband data (which is submitted for use in the National Broadband Map) might be a factor in USF broadband deployment funding. To be sure, the National Broadband Map’s underlying data (and the data submissions Connected Nation provides for that)...
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