Benton, Kentucky (July 12, 2023) – Cyberattacks against large and small organizations are rising rapidly. As our reliance on the internet and technology increases, so does the rate and severity of these attacks. Weak and easy-to-guess passwords are often to blame. While many things can be done to stop cybercrime against both businesses and individuals, the first and most effective …
Texas Broadband Development Office Seeks Feedback from Communities for Development of Digital Opportunity Plan
Broadband Development Office Invites Community Members to Public Meeting Bastrop, Texas (July 5, 2023) — The Texas Broadband Development Office (BDO) is asking the public to attend a meeting regarding internet accessibility, affordability and usage. The BDO, administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, will accept feedback from this meeting to help develop the Texas Digital Opportunity Plan, which …
Connecting the Great Lakes State – MIHI works to improve broadband in its rural and urban communities
Traverse City, Michigan (June 1, 2023) – The Michigan High-Speed Internet Office (MIHI) recently finished up its listening tour, dubbed the MIHI Connected Future Tour. This 40-stop tour covered the entire state over the past several months to gather information and feedback from local Michiganders about their broadband (high-speed internet) connectivity. The MIHI office operates under the Department of Labor …
The Digital Divide at home: How Connected Nation helps bridge the gap in digital literacy by encouraging teens to share their tech skills
Fort Campbell, Kentucky (May 18, 2023) — It’s 10:30 on a school night, and Olivia and her mom have been struggling for hours to submit a school project online. A third grader, Olivia has been home sick for the last two weeks, so her assignment needs to be turned in electronically — before midnight. For many of Olivia’s classmates, something …
World’s leading Internet Exchange operator DE-CIX to support Connected Nation & Newby Ventures in closing the Digital Divide in the US
Strategic partnership will enable DE-CIX edge IXs in smaller cities and rural areas to significantly improve regional Internet performance Frankfurt (Germany) and Washington, DC, (U.S.), 15 May 2023. DE-CIX, the world’s leading operator of Internet Exchanges (IXs), and Connected Nation Internet Exchange Points (CNIXP), a joint venture between nonprofit Connected Nation and Newby Ventures, today announce a strategic partnership for …
Recent study on Texas libraries shows ongoing need for digital literacy programs
Austin, Texas (May 10, 2023) – In March, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission released a study, called Texas Public Libraries: Serving Communities to Enhance Digital Literacy. Data for this study was gathered from over 300 librarians throughout the state. According to the report, libraries provide over $70 million in training, both in the form of classes and one-on-one instruction. …
Connecting small businesses to the world: The internet’s role in entrepreneurship – Day 5, Que Pasa Tacos
Bowling Green, Kentucky (May 5, 2023) – Today is the last day of Connected Nation’s Small Business Week blog series, and we are exploring one of the hardest industries to start and succeed in, restaurants. We featured Antonio Zamora, the 21-year-old manager of Jump Air Zone, on Wednesday. Today, we want to highlight his role with another small business. Antonio …
BEAD and the choice of technology
Bowling Green, Kentucky (April 11, 2023) — In the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed in November 2021, U.S. Congress set a course to universal broadband access for the first time. That means that every serviceable location in America would able to order high-speed internet at a reasonably fast speed, such as 100 Mbps download/20 Mbps upload, or …
Baylor County leaders need your input on where internet access can be expanded, improved, more affordable
Make sure YOUR home, business, or community organization’s needs are included in a new countywide Technology Action Plan Baylor County, Texas (April 6, 2023) – The Baylor County Broadband Committee needs more residents, business owners, community organizations, farmers, education leaders, and others to provide input on where internet access can be improved, expanded, or even made more affordable. The Committee, …
Assessing Local ARPA Broadband Expenditures in the Great Lakes Region
Berrien Springs, Michigan (March 20, 2023) – On March 17, I presented a poster titled, “Assessing Local ARPA Broadband Expenditures in the Great Lakes Region,” to the 2023 Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters (MASAL) Conference at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. My poster focused on funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocated toward broadband investments …