by Kay Henderson | Apr 21, 2021 | News, Politics & Government
Legislators have settled on providing $100 million worth of state grants to companies that expand broadband service in Iowa. Democrats, led by Representative Chris Hall of Sioux City, suggested using federal pandemic relief money rather than state tax dollars for...
by Kay Henderson | May 1, 2020 | News, Technology
Congressman Dave Loebsack of Iowa City is among a dozen members of the U.S. House touting a plan that would expand broadband service in America. Loebsack says it is unacceptable that in 2020, many rural Americans do not have access to high-speed internet. As the...
by Matt Kelley | Feb 28, 2012 | Business, News
A nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding broadband in Iowa is turning its attention to the state’s elderly population. Jeremy Thacker, with Connect Iowa, says a recent study found 73% of people over the age of 70 don’t have internet access in their...
by Matt Kelley | Jan 17, 2012 | News, Politics & Government
Several popular websites, including Wikipedia, plan to go “dark” on Wednesday to protest two bills pending in Congress that aim to stop the illegal sharing of music and movies on the Internet. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the bills, known as SOPA and...
by Matt Kelley | Oct 5, 2011 | Health & Medicine
A program designed to help young internet users stay safe online was the subject of a workshop last night for parents and students in Council Bluffs. Shannon Seeger, spokeswoman for the Internet Keep Safe Coalition or i-Keep-Safe, says children are growing up in a...
