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Community Broadband Media Roundup - November 11
Colorado
Loveland breaks ground on city-owned broadband utility by Carina Julig, The Denver Post
Removing banned tech from China’s Huawei will cost rural Colorado telecoms over $300 million. Will it even fix the problem? by Tamara Chuang, The Colorado Sun
City unanimously approves contracts with Colorado Boring and On Trac for Pulse project by Max Levy, Reporter Herald
Idaho
Reader Comment: Idaho is behind on broadband, MagicValley
Illinois
Statewide broadband access goal of ‘Connect Illinois’ by Bernard Schoenburg, State Journal Register
“We are planning to take a measured approach,” Schmit said, with perhaps $50 million in matching grants being made available in a first round. He said the application process, yet to be announced, will allow “providers, cooperatives, public-private partnerships, communities themselves” and other entities to seek those grants.
Iowa
Fort Dodge residents give approval to city-owned broadband by Roger Riley, WHOTV
Waterloo, Iowa, contemplates its broadband choices by Jed Pressgrove, GovTech
FD voters say yes to broadband utility by Bill Shea, The Messenger
Maine
Rockland plans to seek bids for broadband expansion by Stephen Betts, Village Soup
Massachusetts
Easthampton voters approve all 4 ballot measures by Bera Dunau, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Weymouth, Quincy consider municipal broadband infrastructure by Liz Markhlevskaya, Patch.com
Missouri
Governor Parson launches inaugural broadband grant program, Missouri Department of Economic Development
Nebraska
High-speed Internet shortage a big concern in rural Nebraska, NTV
North Carolina
USDA invests $23.7 million in rural broadband for North Carolina families, USDA
With many residents in a digital divide, Pittsylvania County seeking input for broadband plan by Caleb Ayers, GoDanRiver.com
Broadband grant will touch Bladen County, Bladen Journal
“Quite frankly, if you don’t have that infrastructure and you don’t have that connectivity, it’s very difficult to operate in the 21st century in a global economy,” Rouzer said. “That’s just the fact of the matter. It’s very difficult to attract young people back to the rural communities, even if they’re from a rural community if you don’t have good connectivity.”
Ohio
Rural businesses in Ohio face limited broadband access, WHIO TV
Oregon
A broader broadband, The Register Guard
Eugene as a city supposedly values equity. If true, every neighborhood, every resident and every business deserves equal access to high-speed Internet.
Tennessee
CDE Lightband working hard to repair fiber, restore broadband, Clarksville Online
General
The FCC and Ajit Pai are leaving Native American reservations behind by Angelina Newsom, Medium
Shocker: ISPs cut back 2020 investment despite tax breaks, death of net neutrality by Karl Bode, Techdirt
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Colorado
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California
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Arizona
Mohave Electric Cooperative moves forward to build fiber optic network in partnership with TWN Communications, Cision PR Newswire
Arkansas