Illinois Broadband
The "Illinois Broadband" section features announcements, news and information about broadband in Illinois, including events, activities and grant awards by the federal government, state government, and others.
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- Frontier Communications Completes Network Improvement Bringing more network reliability and faster speeds to Carthage Area
- Oct 23, 2014
- Carthage IL sees improved speeds and reliability as Frontier completes infrastructure network
- Frontier Communications Completes Network Improvement Bringing more network reliability and faster speeds to Monmouth Area
- Oct 23, 2014
- Monmouth IL sees improved speeds and reliability as Frontier completes infrastructure network
- WISPAPALOOZA 2014 Breaks Attendance Record
- Oct 21, 2014
- WISPAPALOOZA 2014 Breaks Attendance Record and PCI's own Brian Webster wins award
- Getting to a gig: Why cities need high-speed broadband now
- Oct 20, 2014
- Two mayors of gigabit cities discuss the need to gig speeds.
- LaSalle County event highlights iFiber network
- Kathy Siebrasse, iFiber, Oct 17, 2014
- Press release: iFiber recognizes completion of high-speed broadband network in LaSalle County and surrounding regions.
- Chicago Innovation Exchange opens at the University of Chicago
- Oct 16, 2014
- New hub receives $1 million grant from state of Illinois, unveils public health pilot program with city of Chicago
- AT&T Gigabit Markets to Include Chicago and Atlanta
- Telecompetitor, Oct 14, 2014
- AT&T announces Chicago will be one of its many Gigabit Cities
- 10th and Final NTIA Data Submission Complete
- Heidi Bruce, Partnership for a Connected Illinois, Oct 7, 2014
- National Broadband Map data submission completed, maps updated over coming months
- Maybe the Internet Isn’t Killing Newspapers After All
- Chicago Magazine, Oct 1, 2014
- Newspaper readership has been falling for decades—long before today’s online journalists were born, and even before some of their parents were born.
- HIGHLAND, IL OFFERS TECH STARTUPS CHANCE TO WIN BIG
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sep 30, 2014
- Highland, IL is offering over $40,000 in cash and prizes to tech-startups.
- iOS 8 Users Report Slow Wi-Fi, Battery Drains
- Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, Sep 22, 2014
- Those with iOS 8 devices are reporting Wi-Fi sluggishness and battery-drain issues.
- Illinois Science & Technology Coalition releases 'Illinois Science and Technology Roadmap'
- Sep 16, 2014
- The Illinois Science and Technology Roadmap uses a unique data and analysis approach to identify technology areas where Illinois’ innovation strengths can improve business competitiveness…
- The Changing Landscape of Innovation in Illinois (SSTI Conference Guest Blog Post)
- John Flavin, Executive Director, Chicago Innovation Exchange, Sep 16, 2014
- John Flavin, Executive Director of the Chicago Innovation Exchange, offers insight on how and why the Illinois economy will continue to grow over the next few years.
- Frontier Communications, DISH team up to support revitalization of small cities with America’s Best Communities Contest
- Sep 10, 2014
- More than $10 million dedicated to support innovation and growth in 50 rural communities over three years. Frontier, DISH challenge communities across America to submit and implement their best plans…
- Illinois a Leader in Broadband Internet Coverage
- Ann Strahle, Springfield Business Journal, Sep 1, 2014
- Changes may be coming as feds weigh greater regulation
- Everything connected to the Internet, in one map
- Andrea Peterson, The Washington Post, Aug 29, 2014
- An image of all devices connected to the Internet, worldwide.
- How to Apply for Rural Broadband Experiments
- Aug 28, 2014
- On Thursday, August 28th, the Rural Broadband Policy Group and the National Rural Assembly hosted a webinar featuring Jonathan Chambers from the Office of Strategic Policy and Analysis and Carol…
- Simon welcomes Class of 2025 back to Bloomington Junior High School
- Office of the Lt. Governor, Aug 26, 2014
- Bloomington Junior High offers one-on-one laptop program to all students and internet service to low income students.
- AT&T Incubates Technology to Connect Devices
- Dawn Chmielewski, Recode, Aug 18, 2014
- AT&T is developing technology that allows users to receive calls and messages via smart devices.
- Frontier Communications Expands Broadband Internet Service in Champaign, Ford and Vermilion Counties Network Expansion Brings Additional Connectivity
- Frontier Communications, Aug 14, 2014
- Frontier Communications has made advanced broadband technology and faster Internet speeds available to hundreds of additional residences and businesses throughout Illinois.
Governor Quinn Announces Completion of Cutting Edge Broadband Network- Aug 1, 2014
- Gov. Quinn announced completion of a nearly $100 million, four-year project to install more than 1,000 new miles of high-speed fiber-optic broadband infrastructure across 55 Illinois counties.
How the History of Electricity Explains Municipal Broadband- Brian Fung, Jul 29, 2014
- Should the FCC try to preempt state laws that block cities from building out publicly owned Internet infrastructure?
Illinois sees substantial growth in residential broadband connection- World Business Chicago, Jul 25, 2014
- New data from the FCC reports that total broadband connections nationwide grew at a compound annual growth rate of 15 percent from June 2003 to June 2013.
- New Threats to Liberty Online
- Pew Research Internet Project, Jul 3, 2014
- Experts say liberty online is challenged by nation-state crackdowns, surveillance, pressures of commercialization of the Internet.
Depression, Seniors and the Internet- Lindsay, IL Technology Partnership NewsBlog, Jun 18, 2014
- A six-year study found that retired adults over 50 who regularly use the Internet were 33 percent less likely to be depressed than those who never spent time on the Web.
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