The FCC is developing a national broadband map, which the lawmakers called “a crucial tool for understanding the state of broadband access in the country.”
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Maryland begins statewide effort to lessen digital divide
With federal funds and expansion of a former regional office to a statewide entity, Maryland takes steps to close the digital divide in the state.
U.S. pressure aids release of imprisoned Azeri journalist
Dangerous Reporting: A series of profiles about foreign journalists imprisoned, in hiding, or silenced by courts for reporting on the most sensitive subjects in their countries By HANNAH LANG Capital News Service COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – Several months before journalist…
Proposed legislation aims to stop online sex trafficking
WASHINGTON – Last year, Maryland had the 13th-most sex trafficking cases in the country with 161, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. This year, the hotline reported 61 sex trafficking cases in this the state as of June 30.…
High-speed broadband access sparse in rural Maryland counties
Rural areas in less populated Maryland counties have significantly less access to high speed internet than people in more populated parts of the state, preventing them from fully participating in our increasingly connected world.
Gov. O’Malley Celebrates the Completion of Better, Faster Internet
Gov. O’Malley, Sen. Mikulski and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman celebrated the completion of the One Maryland Broadband Network at Kent Island High School Tuesday, touting the benefits of the faster, more reliable internet at the school.