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Focus of the F.C.C. in a second Obama administration: More spectrum

November 8, 2012 by Laura Ascione

The direction of the Federal Communications Commission during a second Obama Administration will be decided in two places: In the chairman’s office, which could have a new occupant…

AT&T will spend $14B to pump up wireless, wireline networks

November 7, 2012 by Laura Ascione

AT&T today laid out a broad plan to upgrade both its wireline and wireless networks and keep its growth moving, CNET reports. Project Velocity IP, or VIP, consists…

AT&T settles with the FCC over unauthorized switching of data plans

November 7, 2012 by Laura Ascione

Are you an AT&T customer with a grandfathered unlimited data plan? If so, you may want to check your bill to make sure that’s still the plan you’re…

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Rural schools still facing ed-tech challenges

November 7, 2012November 5, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Educational technology stakeholders tout the benefits of mobile devices, broadband internet, and technology in the classroom—but in some rural schools, even the most basic ed-tech access is still…

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How to realize ed tech’s game-changing potential

October 3, 2012October 2, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

During a recent webinar, the nation's director of educational technology highlighted how technology can support more effective instruction—and a North Carolina superintendent revealed how his district has successfully…

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Poll: Teachers, parents want more technology

September 26, 2012September 11, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Results from a new poll suggest that parents and teachers support more use of technology to improve students’ education and real-world skills. The poll comes from the Leading…

Google Fiber could widen digital divide in Kansas City area

August 31, 2012 by From wire service reports

Despite an offer by the tech giant's Google Fiber operation to virtually give away some internet service to customers, the areas most lacking in online connections also appear…

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Broadband: Huge potential, but access barriers remain

September 26, 2012August 20, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Broadband internet access is crucial for student learning as online and blended learning expand throughout the country, but obstacles such as digital access and policy roadblocks must be…

Phone cos. lose broadband subscribers for 1st time

August 14, 2012 by Laura Ascione

Phone companies are losing the high-speed internet game, the Associated Press reports. In the second quarter, the landline phone industry lost broadband subscribers for the first time, as…

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Google to include people’s Gmail in search results

August 9, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Google is creating an information bridge between its influential internet search engine and its widely used Gmail service in its latest attempt to deliver more personal responses more…

NYC expanding Wi-Fi coverage using pay phone kiosks

November 5, 2013July 12, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

New Yorkers have been making fewer and fewer calls on the city's 12,000 pay phones, yet the kiosks likely will be getting heavier use soon, reports the Associated…

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Report calls for more broadband access in schools

January 16, 2014May 22, 2012 by By Raishay Lin, Contributing Editor

School districts should provide a minimum of 100 megabits per second of bandwidth for every 1,000 students and staff members within the next two years, and federal lawmakers…

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Experts: Collaboration tools hold big promise for education

April 26, 2012April 25, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Social networking and educational gaming ignite spirited debates regarding their practicality in the classroom: Some educators say those technologies can engage students in new ways, while others question…

Helping Students Learn with Reliable Wireless Connectivity

Education groups weigh in on digital media use policies

September 26, 2012April 13, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

A new report from a number of prominent education groups aims to guide school leaders as they revise their mobile technology and social media policies to better reflect…

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School district, ACLU reach settlement in filtering lawsuit

March 30, 2012March 29, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said on March 28 that it has settled a lawsuit with a central Missouri school district whose internet filtering software was blocking…

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Many low-income students struggle with lack of internet at home

March 20, 2012 by From wire service reports

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NetZero to launch free wireless broadband service

March 19, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

It's like the '90s never left: Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars. internet IPOs are back. And NetZero is returning with free internet service —only this time it's wireless,…

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West Virginia schools’ high-speed installation going slo-mo

March 15, 2012 by From wire service reports

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F.C.C. bars the use of airwaves for a broadband plan

February 15, 2012 by Teach Strats Staff

The New York Times reports that a proposed wireless broadband network that would provide voice and Internet service using airwaves once reserved for satellite-telephone transmissions should be shelved…

Teachers union in Ontario takes the ‘better safe than sorry’ approach to WiFi

February 15, 2012 by Teach Strats Staff

Wi-Fi has found its way into classrooms across Canada, and the Ontario English Catholic Teacher’s Association (OECTA) believes it “may present a potential health and safety risk or…

Creating a Digital Learning Environment

Digital Learning Day draws nearly 2 million students

April 26, 2012February 2, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

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AT&T drops $39B bid to buy T-Mobile; ‘duopoly’ averted

December 20, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

AT&T Inc. is hanging up on its $39 billion bid to buy smaller wireless provider T-Mobile USA, nearly four months after the U.S. government voiced concerns that it…

Fight against SOPA intensifies surrounding house debate

December 16, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The House Judiciary Committee met to debate changes to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) on Thursday as the public debate between players with deep pockets on both…

Opinion: America’s internet–now as good as Angola’s

December 12, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

A recent letter to the editor of the New York Times from Verizon Chairman Ivan Seidenberg had me scratching my head, says Timothy Karr, campaign director of Free…

Teachers’ newest online worry: ‘cyberbaiting’

December 1, 2011November 27, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

A new report sheds light on an emerging trend known as “cyberbaiting,” a phenomenon where students taunt their teachers to the point of outburst, then capture the teachers’…

Featured Funding News

Deadline for 2012 eRate applications announced

November 23, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The Universal Service Administrative Co., which runs the federal eRate program, has announced the opening and closing dates of the eRate filing window for Funding Year 2012.

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FCC chairman opposes AT&T takeover of T-Mobile

November 23, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has come out against the merger of cell-phone giants AT&T and T-Mobile USA, ... Read more

Helping Students Learn with Reliable Wireless Connectivity

Piedmont students to get citywide wireless

April 5, 2012November 21, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

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FCC launching $4 billion program to narrow digital divide

November 9, 2011November 9, 2011 by From wire service reports

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Feds, companies work to close digital divide

October 20, 2011October 19, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

According to a recent residential broadband survey, 35 percent of all Americans and 17 million U.S. children live without access to broadband service—and while these statistics are alarming,…

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A call for opening up web access at schools

September 29, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Students at Silver Creek High School in Longmont, Colo., held a “graffiti debate” on censorship on Wednesday: Should schools block Web sites? On sheets of white butcher paper…

Featured Funding News

Universal Service reform: What it means for schools

September 1, 2011August 30, 2011 by By Cynthia Schultz, Contributing Editor

Changes to the government's Universal Service programs will result in new broadband options for schools—but they'll also create new compliance challenges as the web of federal programs supporting…

Dutch lawmakers adopt net neutrality law

June 23, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The Netherlands on Wednesday became the first country in Europe, and only the second in the world, to enshrine the concept of network neutrality into national law by…

Coming soon to the internet: The .whatever address

June 21, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

A quarter-century after the creation of ".com," the agency that assigns internet addresses is loosening its rules and allowing suffixes named after brands, hobbies, political causes and just…

Virtual network promotes sharing of learning content across state lines

November 5, 2013June 20, 2011 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York are joining forces to fund an open-source technology network that would give teachers access to…

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Update: Wis. lawmakers spare broadband program

June 15, 2011June 15, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

A controversial plan to cut $37 million in federal grant money from the University of Wisconsin system has been axed from the 2011-13 budget, according to a legislator…

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Wisconsin schools’ web access jeopardized by GOP action

June 15, 2011June 13, 2011 by From wire service reports

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G-8 leaders to call for tighter internet regulation

May 25, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Leaders of the Group of 8 industrialized countries are set to issue a provocative call for stronger Internet regulation, a cause championed by the host of the meeting,…

Blended Learning

Federal broadband service map reveals need for connectivity

November 5, 2013February 24, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The National Broadband Map, released by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on Feb. 17, reveals that while the majority of schools are connected to the internet, those…

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