Illinois BEAD Map Challenge & Webinars The Illinois Broadband Lab and Illinois Office of Broadband are taking the next steps toward deploying $1.04 billion in federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funds to accelerate our efforts to connect all homes and businesses to modern high-speed internet. The BEAD Program requires states to allow
Wave 1 DECK Grant Awardees Announced DE Capacity Kickstarter Award Summaries Final PDF This past summer, the Illinois Office of Broadband launched the Digital Equity Capacity Kickstarter (DECK) Grant Program to sustain existing local initiatives and support other proven and pilot ideas ahead of federal Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program funding expected in late 2024.
URBANA - The Illinois Broadband Lab (IBL), a collaborative effort between the University of Illinois System and the Illinois Office of Broadband, recently concluded a three-month series of listening sessions across the state to better understand the challenges residents face in accessing reliable internet service. “In today’s world, internet access isn’t a privilege—it’s a right,”
URBANA – The Illinois Broadband Lab, a collaboration between the Illinois Office of Broadband and University of Illinois System, invites residents and local organizations in northwest Illinois to in-person listening sessions in Moline on Tuesday, May 9, and in Morrison on Wednesday, May 10. The events will give the public a forum for asking questions
URBANA – The Illinois Broadband Lab, a collaboration between the Illinois Office of Broadband and University of Illinois System, invites residents and local organizations in central Illinois to in-person listening sessions in Decatur on Tuesday, April 25, and Springfield on Wednesday, April 26. The events will give the public a forum for asking questions and
URBANA – The Illinois Broadband Lab, a collaboration between the Illinois Office of Broadband and University of Illinois System, invites residents and local organizations in east central Illinois to in-person listening sessions in Champaign on Wednesday, April 12, and Danville on Thursday, April 13. The events will give the public a forum for asking questions
How is your broadband internet access? The State of Illinois wants to know and area residents have several opportunities to share their experiences, needs and priorities. LES O’DELL The Southern Read More
