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Expanding high-speed broadband to reach Latinos living in Maine is a must to address this gap, as schools, skills-training programs and job application services depend on Internet connectivity. In Washington County, where a large number of Latinos live, close to 20 percent of its residents lack adequate access to broadband.

Michigan

Gov. Snyder unveils plan to bring broadband Internet access to every community by Dan Firnbach, 9&10 News

Minnesota

Will Rochester see a second cable provider? by Randy Peterson, Post-Bulletin

National broadband coverage grossly over-represented by FCC data, report says by Colin Wood, StateScoop

Report: Federal data blurs truth about local Internet access by Randy Peterson, Post-Bulletin

Just how rigged is America's broadband world? A deep dive into one US city reveals all by Kieren McCarthy, The Register

New York

New York City has ‘a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to create an Internet for all by Teke Wiggin, The Nation

Ohio

Solon council seeks feasibility proposals on municipal broadband by Thomas Jewell, Cleveland.com

South Dakota

Report: rural South Dakotans get better broadband service than in other rural states by Jeremy Fugleberg, Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Tennessee

Forum aims to pinpoint broadband options, Internet expansion for rural Cheatham residents by Kelly Fisher, Tennessean

Bredesen wants TVA mission expanded to provide rural broadband service by Dave Flessner, Times Free Press

The fifth utility by Phil Bredesen, Dunlap News

We’ve been at this crossroads before by Whitney Kimball Coe, The Daily Post-Athenian

Rural Americans are currently traveling in the slow lane, under-connected or completely disconnected. It is hurting our chances for success — and by extension, it is robbing the nation of potential leaders, content creators, problem solvers, entrepreneurs, and the next generation of achievers who require broadband to reach their full potential.

Virginia

Rural community leaders discuss need for Internet speed by Kate Gibson, The Progress Index

Broadband Authority working on $5M-plus expansion on Va. Shore by Carol Vaughn, 13 News Now

Competition could be the key to boosting broadband in Fredericksburg, survey suggests by Cathy Jett, The Free Lance-Star

General

Community broadband efforts alive and thriving in Ohio, Maryland and Utah by Heather Heimbach, Broadband Breakfast

High-speed Internet service may be poised for a price hike by Jonathan Berr, Moneywatch

Broadband deployment is not moving fast enough for rural Americans, critics say by Kate Patrick, Inside Sources

Maps: Senators question FCC on digital divide, alleged DDoS attack by Sara Winegardner, CableFax

FCC won't extend broadband competition comment deadline by John Eggerton, B&C

NTCA rural anchor institution fiber connectivity report: 82.4% of schools served by rural telcos have FTTP by Joan Engebretson, Telecompetititor

Rural broadband’s only hope: Thinking outside the box? by Elizabeth Zima, GovTech