{"id":1995,"date":"2010-04-02T09:02:37","date_gmt":"2010-04-02T17:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/?p=1995"},"modified":"2017-08-26T21:11:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-27T04:11:23","slug":"guam-to-receive-8-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/guam-to-receive-8-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Guam to Receive $8 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/commerce-department.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1996\" title=\"commerce department\" src=\"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/commerce-department-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/commerce-department-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/commerce-department-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>The Commerce Department announced an $8 million broadband investment in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.<\/p>\n<p>The grant aims to increase broadband access and adoption by upgrading the existing telecommunications network serving these remote areas, according to the department.<\/p>\n<p>The project is expected to connect more than 400 community institutions to the broadband network, including community colleges, schools, libraries, health-care facilities and public safety organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Island Telephone and Engineering plans to use the grant to bring the first high-capacity broadband services to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. In addition to upgrading existing network infrastructure, IT&amp;E plans to replace the existing inter-island transmission system using fiber, 3G wireless and WiMax technology.<\/p>\n<p>The planned network is expected to enable government agencies, schools and businesses to benefit from videoconferencing and other advanced broadband capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-secret=\"1v2VqPPGOG\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/broadbandbreakfast.com\/2010\/04\/guam-northern-mariana-islands-receive-8-million-grant\/\">Guam, Northern Mariana Islands Receive $8 Million Grant<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"http:\/\/broadbandbreakfast.com\/2010\/04\/guam-northern-mariana-islands-receive-8-million-grant\/embed\/#?secret=1v2VqPPGOG\" data-secret=\"1v2VqPPGOG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Guam, Northern Mariana Islands Receive $8 Million Grant&#8221; &#8212; BroadbandBreakfast.com\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Commerce Department announced an $8 million broadband investment in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. 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