Community Broadband Media Roundup - July 11

Maryland

Town receives grant and funding for fiber optic cable by Joseph Norris, The Bay Net

Minnesota

Kandiyohi County signs letter of intent with broadband partner by Anne Polta, West Central Tribune

General

Untangling Google Fiber's twist on America's unending digital divide by Lauren Walker, Daily Dot

Whether [the provider] is public or private, if it is owned by the community, there is typically pressure on them to deliver a good product,” Mitchell says. “But when it is owned by someone who has no connection to the community, or can’t even find the community on a map, then the quality of the product tends to decline.”

Dear Landlord: Don't rip me off when it comes to Internet access by Susan Crawford, BackChannel

Analysis: Internet access - An incomplete promise by Frederick L. Pilot, Daily Yonder

Americans are victims of arbitrary redlining by incumbent telephone and cable companies. It’s difficult to make a credible argument that living a third of a mile from existing infrastructure puts a customer in the middle of nowhere, making it too expensive to extend service.

Elizabeth Warren slams Comcast, wants more antitrust enforcement by Karl Bode, DSL Reports

[Video] Small towns join forces to bridge the digital divide by Zachary Green and Ivette Feliciano, PBS Newshour