Community Broadband Media Roundup - February 1

Iowa

Mediacom sues to stop Iowa City municipal fiber build by Karl Bode, DSL Reports

 

Kentucky

Some telecoms, anti-government groups oppose new state broadband network by Tom Eblen, The Lexington Herald Leader

 

Maine

Cool and connected - a funding opportunity to expand broadband in communities by Peggy Schaffer, Bangor Daily News

 

New York

Albany hires Schenectady firm to study broadband access by Jordan Carleo-Evangelist, Albany Times-Union

 

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Oregon

Rural broadband workshop coming to Bend by Stephen Hamway, The Bend Bulletin

 

Tennessee

TechKnow - The US digital divide: who gets high-speed Internet? by The Global Herald

 

Washington

Washington law would let counties sell broadband service when Comcast won't by Chris Morran, The Consumerist

Washington considers public broadband bridge bill by Bailey McCann, CivSource

 

West Virginia

ISPs try to kill open-access fiber network, avoid competition by Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica

 

General

GOP senators want lower Internet speeds to qualify as "broadband" by Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica

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