Digital Equity Unwrapped: End of Year Reflections/The New Year Ahead is just a week away, as seats are filling up fast for next Tuesday’s Building for Digital Equity (#B4DE) event. The popular (and free) virtual gathering – slated for December 12, 2023 from 3 to 4:15 pm ET – will highlight important milestones in broadband over the past year and take a look ahead for what promises to be another busy year for digital inclusion practitioners across the country.

The Tribal Business of Broadband webinar series, a virtual extension of the Tribal Broadband Bootcamps, continues later this month with a focus on wireless Tribal networks. Next one is slated for December 19 at 2 pm ET. 

Blue River, Colorado is the latest Colorado municipality to explore building its own broadband network with an eye on affordable access. The town, who recently hired a consulting firm to explore the possibility of building a town-wide fiber network, is part of a trend that’s only accelerated since the state eliminated industry-backed state level protections restricting community-owned broadband networks.