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Community Broadband Media Roundup - December 2
California
Lakeport may adopt broadband telecommunications ordinances by Aidan Freeman, Lake County Record-Bee
In tandem with the city council’s small cell facilities ordinance, the city may also adopt a “dig once” policy on Tuesday, which would seek to promote construction of infrastructure to support more widespread broadband Internet access. The City of Clearlake and the County of Lake are also considering similar ordinances this year.
Colorado
Use of broadband up in communities on Western Slope by Charles Ashby, The Daily Sentinel
How Colorado’s rural communities could benefit from $600 million in federal broadband grants by Tamara Chuang, The Colorado Sun
Idaho
Task force expanding broadband should be top Idaho priority by William L. Spence, Lewiston Tribune, Government Technology
Kansas
USDA invests $5.2 million in rural broadband for Kansas families, USDA
Massachusetts
Colrain proceeds with broadband make-ready work by Maureen O’Reilly, Greenfield Recorder
New York
Study says Dryden broadband will make $3.7 million after a decade by Andrew Sullivan, Ithaca Times
Ohio
Southern Medina County residents soon will be able to access faster Internet by Allison Wood, Cleveland News
Wyoming
USDA invests $4.79 million in rural broadband for Wyoming by Laurie Anderson, USDA
General
NDIA to FCC: Broadband affordability should be addressed in annual assessment by Bill Callahan, NDIA
Majority of U.S. House lawmakers cosponsor bill to solve congressional taxing problem for electric co-ops, America’s Electric Cooperatives
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Colorado
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Louisiana
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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