Posts Tagged Broadband Internet Access
Virginia School Divisions Could Get Some Help with Expanding Broadband Access
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 21, 2021
School divisions across Virginia are struggling to make sure they have the kind of broadband connections necessary for distance learning. Michael Pope reports on a bill in the General Assembly that might help.
Who Needs Broadband? Virginia Pushes Forward with Expansion Despite Not Having the Answer
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 23, 2019
Credit: Marcie Casas / Creative Commons
Some residents of Virginia still hear that annoying dial up tone when they connect to the Internet. The state estimates more than 600,000 residents don’t have high speed broadband. There’s a surprising barrier, but the state isn’t letting it stop them from getting people connected. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
Virginia Governor’s Race: The Candidates’ Plans for Rural High-Speed Internet
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 11, 2017
Credit: AP Photo / Toby Talbot
Policy wonks call it the “last mile” – the infrastructure needed to get high-speed internet down those long and sparsely populated country roads. It’s expensive, and private companies are unlikely to recoup that investment from just a couple of households. And while Virginia’s candidates for governor agree something needs to be done, they don’t quite agree over how to fund it. Mallory Noe-Payne has details.
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From NPR News- Tiger Woods Will Not Face Charges In Rollover Crash, Is Recovering After Surgery February 25, 2021"This is purely an accident," the Los Angeles County sheriff said, adding there's no evidence Woods was intoxicated. The golfer is awake and responsive after a "long surgical procedure."
- South Dakota AG Faces Impeachment, Calls To Resign Over New Evidence In Fatal Crash February 24, 2021Interrogation videos released Tuesday raise questions about Jason Ravnsborg's conduct in the Sept. 12 car crash, with investigators saying at one point that the victim's glasses were found in his car.
- CIA Nominee William Burns Talks Tough On China February 24, 2021Burns said his top priority as spy chief would be a rising China. He received strong bipartisan support in testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee and was widely expected to be confirmed.
- McConnell Blasts Pelosi's Proposed Jan. 6 Commission As 'Partisan' February 24, 2021Republican lawmakers want equal party representation on the panel to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
- The Capitol Siege: The Arrested And Their Stories February 24, 2021More than 250 people have been charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. NPR is looking at the cases. Each provides clues to questions surrounding the attack: Who joined the mob? What did they do? And why?
- Tiger Woods Will Not Face Charges In Rollover Crash, Is Recovering After Surgery February 25, 2021
- From BBC News
- Covid-19: A-level and GCSE results to be decided by teachers February 25, 2021A combination of mock exams, coursework and essays will be used to decide grades in England this year.
- Johnson and Johnson vaccine: FDA finds the single-shot jab safe February 24, 2021US regulators say Johnson and Johnson's single-shot vaccine is safe, and could be approved in days.
- Covid-19: Adverts urge people to 'keep going' and remain at home February 24, 2021It comes amid falling cases, the vaccine rollout and the launch of the roadmap out of lockdown.
- Cocaine 'worth billions' seized in record Germany and Belgium haul February 24, 2021More than 23 tonnes of the drug is discovered in shipments heading to the Netherlands.
- UK 4G smartphone owners may be due £480m pay-out February 25, 2021Some 29 million people in the UK could be entitled to up to £30 back on Apple or Samsung smartphones.
- Covid-19: A-level and GCSE results to be decided by teachers February 25, 2021
