by Noah Garrett | Jan 22, 2015 | Blog
Nearly 100 representatives from our Quilt member organizations have registered for our 2015 Winter Member Meeting in La Jolla next month. This year’s event will be at the Shores Hotel and La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club in California on Feb. 10-12. And, in addition to...
by Noah Garrett | Dec 12, 2014 | Blog
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 on Thursday to dramatically boost spending to bring high-speed Internet access to schools and libraries in poor or rural areas, a move that would likely increase Americans’ phone bills by about $2 a year. The FCC...
by Noah Garrett | Nov 20, 2014 | Blog
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing a more direct way to boost funding to E-Rate. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said on Wednesday that he wants a 62 percent, or $1.5 billion, increase on the cap that the agency can spend to bring Internet to schools...
by Noah Garrett | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog
Quilt member MCNC today announced that Jean Davis has been named president and CEO of the non-profit operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN). The organization made the surprise announcement at NCREN Community Day 2014 at NC State...
by Noah Garrett | Sep 24, 2014 | Blog
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released State Connectivity Profiles based on data they have been gathering from schools and libraries nationwide. Distributed last Friday, it is a compilation of several state connectivity profiles describing the...
by Noah Garrett | Sep 12, 2014 | Blog
We hope you had a great time this week at our Fall Member Meeting on the shores of Lake Monona in Madison, Wisc. There were some great conversations both in-person and online. See what participants were talking about this week. And, thanks again to WiscNet for hosting...
