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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
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Iowa
Iowa receives $26.2 million in emergency education relief to expand broadband access, Discover Muscatine
Minnesota
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Colorado
Little-known Internet network plans Western Colorado expansion to link students, nonprofits to supercomputers by Tamara Chuang, Colorado Sun
Louisiana
Community Broadband Media Roundup - May 18
California
Partnerships can close the digital divide by Apoorva Pasricha & Kevin Frazier, GovTech
Colorado
Community Broadband Media Roundup - May 4
Arizona
Mohave Electric Cooperative moves forward to build fiber optic network in partnership with TWN Communications, Cision PR Newswire
Arkansas