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Community Broadband Media Roundup - February 27
California
Why SF needs municipal broadband by Tim Redmond, 48 Hills Blog
Minnesota
Northern Minnesota and the 'digital divide' by Beth Bily, Business North
Missouri
Bill could hinder city efforts to expand broadband by Brittany Ruess, Columbia Tribune
Missouri the latest state to let telecom monopolies write awful, protectionist state law by Karl Bode, TechDirt
New York
Rural Franklin Co. broadband on wait-and-see timeline by Denise Raymo, Plattsburgh Press Republican
Tennessee
State needs better broadband, not subsidies by Christopher Mitchell, Knoxville News Sentinel
Blackburn has opportunity to shape future of Internet by Carolyn Tackett, The Leaf-Chronicle
Virginia
Bill won't curtail county broadband authority by Amber Galaviz, Orange County Review
West Virginia
2017 session so far lacking broadband expansion bills by Ashton Marra, West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Lawmakers are 14 days into this legislative session and so far, not a single bill dealing with broadband expansion has been introduced. The issue received attention early last session, but lawmakers say they’re still working on a plan to reach both unserved and underserved areas of West Virginia.Thirty percent of West Virginians do not have access to basic broadband service under federal definitions. When you look at just the rural parts of the state, that percentage increases to 48, according the Federal Communications Commission.
General
Broadband has a problem on the pole by Mari Silbey, Light Reading
Broadband Internet can help rural communities connect - if they use it by Brian Whitacre, Government Technology
Academic studies have found that broadband access led to more new businesses in rural areas, and that high levels of broadband adoption were associated with increased median household incomes and lower unemployment levels for rural residents.
Broadband companies can't build out their networks, and it's hurting consumers by Rob Pegoraro, Yahoo! Finance
NLC: State government limiting more municipal activities by Bailey McCann, CivSource
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Colorado
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California
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Arizona
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Arkansas