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Community Broadband Media Roundup - October 22
Alabama
Opelika to sell OPS ONE in $14 million deal by Lily Jackson, O-A News
Arkansas
Rural Americans struggle with poor broadband access by Theresa Krug, VOA
Iowa
Iowa: Rural broadband, and the unknown costs of the digital divide by Lyz Lenz, Columbia Journalism Review
Center For Rural Affairs study: parts of state still lack high-speed Internet By Matt Kelley, RadioIowa
"We know as agriculture changes, as manufacturing changes, consistently we see micro-entrepreneurs and small business creation as being a key element to employment and strong economies in rural areas,” Hladik says. “Frankly, today, having broadband and high-speed Internet is essential to a successful business.”
Kansas
Kansas legislators push FCC to fix broadband subsidy shortfall by John Eggerton, Multichannel News
Massachusetts
CEL brings high–speed service to the city by G. Michael Dobbs, The Reminder
Missouri
Co-Mo wins support for broadband expansion, Lake News Online
The funding will be used to support the current efforts of Co-Mo Connect and to fulfill the hopes of many who weren’t going to see broadband in their area without us.
Chinn: High-speed Internet crucial to attract next-generation Missouri farmers by Brian Hauswirth, Fourstates Home Page
North Carolina
Wilson’s Gig East forum to explore future of work, innovation by Shannon Cuthrell, TechWire
For wireless broadband, Raleigh finds common ground through partnerships by Nicole DuPuis, CitiesSpeak
Oregon
A new way to finance fiber by Doug Dawson, POTs and PANs
Rhode Island
Library may become hub for broadband use by Cassius Shuman, Block Island Times
Tennessee
Past the Gig City, a digital divide separates some Tennesseans by Michael Edward Miller, WUTC
County moving to ease Internet project hiccups by Autumn Hughes, Cleveland Daily Banner
We hear a lot about rural broadband. What is Tennessee actually doing? Emily West, Nashville Tennessean
Are you one of the 800,000 Tennesseans without broadband service? Here's what the state is doing about it by Emily West, Nashville Tennessean
Gig City milestone: EPB tops 100,000 fiber optic customers by Dave Flessner, Times Free Press
It is a powerful recruiting tool to attract new businesses that need reliable, high quality power and communications, as well as a catalyst for launching startups and expanding our existing businesses.
General
Expanding rural broadband a necessity, advocates say by Mike Richards, Lens
Congress, more than a dozen states consider legislation to expand broadband access by Anne Stauffer and Kathryn de Wit, PEW
New York Attorney General expands inquiry into net neutrality comments by Nicholas Confessore, New York Times
From hotspots to school bus Wi-Fi, districts seek out solutions to ‘homework gap’ by Emily Tate, EdSurge
Why rural communities of color are left behind: A call for intersectional demographic broadband data by Alisa Valentin, PublicKnowledge
Lack of broadband access can hinder rural telehealth programs by Elizabeth O'Dowd, HIT Infrastructure
For next-generation city infrastructure, consider partnerships by Skip Descant, GovTech
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Arizona
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