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Community Broadband Media Roundup - June 3
California
Fullerton FiberCity Network will use open access approach by Phil Britt, Telecompetitor
Colorado
Loveland launches broadband push by Jessica Benes, Reporter Herald
Delaware
Delaware expanding broadband in rural counties by Dani Bozzini, 47ABC
Georgia
Georgia unveils plan for Internet service in rural areas by Mark Niesse, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“The solution to broadband in the state of Georgia is not a rifle-shot, one-size-fits-all solution,” Nunn said. “It’s a patchwork that involves many different providers working in partnership to address the needs in various parts of the state.”
Maine
Towns can soon avoid fee for broadband devices on poles, WABI 5
Massachusetts
Community meeting to address need for municipal broadband, The Falmouth Enterprise
Minnesota
2019 MN tribal nation broadband profiles, Blandin Foundation
North Carolina
Town of Highlands making broadband progress by Jessi Stone, Smoky Mountain News
Oregon
Walden bill aims to aid power co-ops, rural broadband, KTVZ
General
USTelecom says broadband map problems can be fixed for $10-$12 million by Phil Britt, Telecompetitor
What does the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Report tell us about the digital divide? By John Horrigan, Benton Foundation
Democrats criticize FCC broadband report by Marguerite Reardon, CNET
"Our statutory mandate is not only to determine whether all Americans currently have access to advanced telecommunications capabilities," he said. "But also whether progress in deploying such services is proceeding at a reasonable and timely pace, and an affirmative response to the latter inquiry is completely consistent with the facts on the ground."
Reactions to the FCC's 2019 Broadband Deployment Report by Robbie McBeath, Benton Foundation
FCC: Broadband deployment is reasonable, timely...again by John Eggerton, Multichannel News
Net neutrality legislation: A framework for consensus, Internet Society
Who should be eligible for broadband grants? By Doug Dawson, POTs and PANs
When I read grant rules one of the first things that is always obvious to me is that the people writing the grant rules don’t understand the wide range of business structures that currently operate broadband networks. There are numerous partnership and other arrangements that differ significantly from the traditional model of a single ISP that owns the network and sells retail products to customers.
Digital gap between rural and nonrural America persists by Andrew Perrin, PEW
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Iowa
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Colorado
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California
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Arizona
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