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Community Broadband Media Roundup - May 13
Arizona
Thin on broadband: Tribal areas still struggle with lagging technology by Keerthi Vedantam, Cronkite News
California
Empower local communities to close the digital divide by Greg Norton, California Economic Summit
Colorado
Broadband Internet access lags in Greeley, badly, and the city is well aware by Bobby Fernandez, Greeley Tribune
NextLight wins affordability awards from Broadband Now by Sophia Collender, Longmont Observer
Maine
Minot selectmen consider broadband study by Eriks Petersons, Sun Journal
Massachusetts
Petersham residents to get update on broadband by Greg Vine, Athol Daily News
Michigan
Opinion: Municipal fiber is good for communities by Jon Anne Willow and Curtis Dean, Traverse City Record Eagle
Missouri
Lawmakers negotiate education funding, broadband expansion ahead of budget deadline by Mark Zinn, News-Press NOW
Commissioners say river flooding projected, broadband project continues by Sarah Gray, The Marshall Democrat-News
New Mexico
New Mexico utility building rural broadband infrastructure, Albuquerque Journal
North Carolina
North Carolina awards $9.8M in grants to boost rural Internet speeds, WRAL TechWire
“The most current map of broadband availability in North Carolina shows that 93.7 percent of North Carolina households have access to broadband. This implies that most North Carolina households should be able to effortlessly connect to the Internet and without too much waiting or delay: run a small business, stream video, complete homework assignments, communicate with friends and family and play video games… But interactions with citizens from all parts of the state have led our office to believe this figure—93.7 percent—is wildly inaccurate.”
NC Company plans to bring faster Internet to northwest Rowan County by Josh Bergeron, Salisbury Post
Rural broadband in NC: A new season or more reruns? By Kirk Ross, Carolina Public Press
Swain, Jackson counties receive grant funding for broadband infrastructure, Cherokee One Feather
Rural Counties Get $10M for Broadband from N.C. Legislature by Charlotte Wray, Henderson Daily Dispatch
Tennessee
The oldest town in Tennessee receives the fastest broadband by Kristen Gallant, WJHL
Vermont
Broadband is no longer a luxury for rural Vermont by Carolyn Partridge, Brattleboro Reformer
Washington
Community responds for broadband survey by Diana Zimmerman, Wahkiakum County Eagle
General
Your 5G phone won’t hurt you. But Russia wants you to think otherwise by William J. Broad, New York Times
Henry Waxman: Congress should act now to ensure a free and open Internet by Henry A. Waxman, Los Angeles Times
Big telecom isn’t the answer to bridging the digital divide by Deborah Simpier, Broadband Breakfast
As is often said, if big telecom could make money in rural areas they would already be here. When it comes to bridging the digital divide, big telecom probably isn't the answer. The future of rural access, instead, belongs to rural people who are blazing new trails of innovation and community powered networks, and that is a revolution I am excited about.
Broadband is the new railroad by Jonathan Sallet, Benton Foundation
House passes 'pretty minor' broadband bill, expert says by Ryan Johnston, StateScoop
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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