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Community Broadband Media Roundup - August 26
Colorado
City of Boulder to construct new fiber backbone infrastructure, Broadband Communities Magazine
City to hold informative webinar for vendors regarding fiber broadband backbone project Aug. 29, City of Boulder
Florida
Lakeland wants more time to study broadband by Sara-Megan Walsh, The Ledger
Indiana
Broadband initiative extends into Southern Indiana, News and Tribune
Minnesota
County offers support for broadband expansion by Craig Moorhead, The Caledonia Argus
New York
Internet for all in New York City: The case for municipal broadband in the five boroughs by Chris Erikson, New York Daily News
It’s time to shake up the system. Charter Spectrum’s franchise agreement that allows the company to operate in New York City is set to expire next year. And fortunately, there is an innovative alternative that could be a game changer for union members, businesses and consumers alike — Internet for All, a public option for broadband service.
North Carolina
Broadband expansion bill clears North Carolina House panel FIBER Act would allow government investment by Kirk Ross, Carolina Public Press
South Carolina
On America's backroads, an information superhighway is being built by Adam Benson, Index Journal
Virginia
Franklin County Broadband Authority adopts master plan to give access by Casey Fabris, The Roanoke Times
Spanberger hosts 2019 Rural Broadband Summit, Augusta Free Press
Washington
What’s new in civic tech: Seattle invests in digital equity by Zack Quaintance, GovTech
General
Can cheap Internet close the digital divide? by Zow Sullivan, NextCity
Mitchell believes that publicly owned Internet infrastructure is one possible strategy to address the larger digital divide. “Historically,” Mitchell says, “most municipal networks have been built to create high-tech jobs or a better business climate, often for middle-class jobs.” Yet he says that cities are increasingly looking at creating their own networks to provide connections for low-income residents.
Unreliable Internet makes life difficult for rural businesses by Bill Wellock, The Citizens’ Voice
“It’s hard to do business,” said Banta, co-owner of Rowlands Pennsylvania Produce in Falls Twp. “I can’t send emails, I can’t receive emails. I can’t get online. When you have a business, it’s really critical when you’re sitting there and you’re trying to send an email and there’s someone waiting on the other end for an invoice or something. I’m trying to send an invoice, and I can’t send it.”
Survey says: Telehealth + community broadband = Local economic success by Craig Settles, Benton Foundation
No one knows how many US homes, businesses lack broadband access by Joel Hruska, ExtremeTech
Running for office? You should have a plan for broadband access by Cat Blake, The Hill
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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