State Tracker

AT&T Deliberately Segregating Public Programming

Stevie Converse — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:32:13 -0700

South Carolina Weighs Statewide Wireless Access in Broadband Plans

Stevie Converse — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:25:27 -0700

'Connect ME' Is Maine's Mantra for 90 Percent Broadband by 2010

Stevie Converse — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:18:58 -0700

Connecticut Agency Says AT&T Needs City OKs for Boxes

Stevie Converse — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:36:42 -0700

Illinois Plants 'Johnny Appleseed' Projects Promoting Broadband in State

Stevie Converse — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:34:29 -0700

New Louisiana State Franchising Law on Hold

Stevie Converse — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:16:09 -0700

Bill Proposed to Extend N.Y. Shield Law to Bloggers

Stevie Converse — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:15:08 -0700

Hawaii Broadband Task Force Aims to Tackle Problems of Speed, Competition

Stevie Converse — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:57:53 -0700

With Large Underserved Areas, Idaho Seeks to Establish Statewide Educational Network

Stevie Converse — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:00:45 -0700

Task Force to Debate Whether a Gigabit per Second Is Too Fast for Minnesota

Stevie Converse — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:19:23 -0700

In Massachusetts, Governor to Sign $40 Million Broadband Bill Aimed at Spurring Investment

Stevie Converse — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:51:30 -0700

Connects Applaud Passage of State Broadband Legislation

Stevie Converse — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:36:33 -0700

Study Finds No National Consensus for Broadband Policy

Stevie Converse — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:13:02 -0700

Massachusetts Broadband Bill Clears House

Stevie Converse — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:30:28 -0700

An effort to bring widespread broadband access to all of the Cape and islands took another step forward yesterday, as the House added $15 million for underserved communities to a statewide broadband bond bill.

Louisiana Senate Approves Video Franchise Bill

Stevie Converse — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:48:36 -0700

[Editor's note: This is an excerpt from the article.]

The Senate gave final legislative approval to a change in the way cable television providers win franchise rights in Louisiana.

AT&T Access Plan Challenged

Stevie Converse — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:40:33 -0700

AT&T's plan for public access on its U-verse video service -- which the company calls "innovative" and critics call inadequate -- is being challenged in Illinois.

Are You Addicted to Public Access Television?

Stevie Converse — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:54:11 -0700

This is a column for the real intellectuals. The book-reading, newspaper-devouring, spectacle-wearing, square-peg types you want as your Trivial Pursuit partner.

You know, the ones who watch public access television.

Activist and Media Justice Groups Decry Approval of New York City's Cable Franchise Agreement with Verizon

Stevie Converse — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:50:11 -0700

Common Cause/New York and People’s Production House expressed great regret and concern that the New York City’s Franchise and Concession Review Committee (FCRC) abruptly approved an agreement between the City and Verizon after little opportunity for the public to participate in the process.

Minnesota Moves Toward a High Speed Future

Stevie Converse — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:31:20 -0700

Minnesota's state government is taking the initiative in ushering the state into the digital age.

States Move to Expand Broadband Access

Stevie Converse — Fri, 23 May 2008 07:23:55 -0700

Despite the potential economic and social benefits of broadband network access, there remains a digital divide between urban and rural communities in the availability of high-speed networks, and state governments are taking a variety of approaches to address the problem, according to a report by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices.