The Accelerating Broadband Permits Act joins other federal measures aimed at tackling permitting frustrations plaguing the federal broadband program.

Controversially, the FCC voted to create a competitive bidding portal for schools and libraries participating in the E-Rate broadband subsidy program.

A cohort of advocacy groups argued that an online E-Rate portal would be "overly burdensome" for under-resourced schools, libraries and ISPs.

California's Bishop Paiute Tribe has become the first region in the state to connect to the state's extensive middle-mile broadband network.

A new resource-sharing agreement in Maryland will lend the use of assets valued at $3.5 million, but will reportedly only cost the state a fraction of that…

States passed more than 160 broadband bills last year, providing new funding to replace cancelled federal dollars or to get ahead of procedural barriers as they await…

Christopher Mitchell, of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, explains why New Mexico's replacement to the FCC's Affordable Connectivty Program is laudable, but not a long-term solution.

The NTIA will delay issuing guidance on how states can spend nondeployment broadband funding after the agency gathered feedback on how best to use the remaining $21…

San Francisco officials have announced that parts of one of its most historic neighborhoods now have access to free wireless internet.

A new executive order cites delays caused by regulatory bottlenecks that have hindered the expansion of internet access in Delaware.