New research identifies promising practices for expanding access to high-speed, reliable internet Though access to high-speed, reliable internet is an increasingly critical tool for modern American life, the Federal Communications Commission estimates that at least 21 million Americans still lack broadband access. Other counts suggest this number could be as high as 162 million. Although much of the conversation about…
ROANEnet has heard from our partner, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) that the AT&T Access program created under the terms of AT&T’s 2016 agreement with the FCC in the DirectTV merger will formally be not required to be provided after April 22, 2020. The AT&T Access program provides wireline internet service at “best efforts” download speeds up to 10 Mbps,…
Volunteer Energy Cooperative has submitted a grant application to the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development to bring fiber optic, world-class broadband to homeses in the South Roane County and Ten Mile areas. If you or someone you know lives in the coverage areas in the maps below, please file a public comment in support of VEC. These public…
During our DIGITAL DEVICE DONATION DRIVE, Roane County individuals and businesses can donate unneeded digital devices such as computers, monitors, keyboards, printers, etc. We will accept your device donations even if the equipment doesn’t work. ROANEnet will provide the donor with a receipt for all of their digital devices that have been donated during the drive.
Chris Mitchell with the Institute for Local Self Reliance interviewed Stacy Evans, the Chief Broadband Officer for BrightRidge, the public electric utility and now broadband provider for Johnson City and the surrounding area. https://muninetworks.org/content/exploring-eastern-tennessees-brightridge-network-community-broadband-bits-podcast-374
Customers of the local cable and telephone companies that don’t have fiber to the home available and left with no better option for upload speed greater than 20 Mbps are finding out that those speeds just aren’t good enough. Why? Primarily because cloud-based security cameras can chew up 6 to 20 Mbps per camera. 10 years ago, if you had…
In April, Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced the Internet Exchange Act of 2019 which will help to improve internet access for consumers, especially those in rural areas.“You can’t have a 21st century education, 21st century healthcare, or a 21st century business without access to 21st century internet,” said Senator Blackburn. “The bipartisan IX Act will make…
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