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Community Broadband Media Roundup - March 9
California
Thousands in San Jose lack Internet access. Here’s how the city plans to change that by Maggie Angst, The Mercury News
Illinois
USDA invests $3.4 million in broadband for rural Illinois communities, Agrinews
Mississippi
Eastern Mississippi co-op considering offering broadband, The Sacramento Bee
A Mississippi electric utility cooperative (4-County Electric Power Association) is considering whether to provide its customers with broadband internet more than a year after a state law allowed co-ops to offer the services.
North Carolina
Here's what new report has to say about North Carolina’s broadband expansion, WRAL TechWire
Ohio
Bridging the digital divide in Youngstown is a work in progress by Justin Dennis, Mahoning Matters
Pennsylvania
Westmoreland and other counties identify Internet access as critical need, plan service expansion by Kris B. Mamula, Post-Gazette
Texas
USDA grant could help hundreds in rural Walker County get broadband by Joseph Brown, Government Technology
As technology advances, we continue working to make our distribution system smarter and more robust.” MidSouth CEO Kerry Kelton. “Being able to add fiber across our utility network will allow us to modernize operations and enhance our awareness about what’s happening across our system. This enhances our response times during outages and improve reliability.
Virginia
Spanberger announces broadband project for central Virginia by Darnell Myrick
General
How states are expanding broadband access, PEW
Bridging digital divides between schools and communities by Nicol Turner Lee, Brookings
Even in communities with exceptional broadband in their schools, how are student experiences affected when nearby institutions and establishments, including libraries, churches and other public facilities, have limited digital resources and connectivity? How does this impact students’ ability to share the digital experiences learned in school to the community?
Want to solve America’s problems? Start with broadband by Adrianne Benton Furniss, Fortune
In rural areas, private partnerships waste no time in closing the digital divide by Adrienne Patton, Broadband Breakfast
Why rural broadband no longer be an oxymoron by Rob Pegoraro, Fast Company
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Iowa
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Minnesota
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Colorado
Little-known Internet network plans Western Colorado expansion to link students, nonprofits to supercomputers by Tamara Chuang, Colorado Sun
Louisiana
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California
Partnerships can close the digital divide by Apoorva Pasricha & Kevin Frazier, GovTech
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Arizona
Mohave Electric Cooperative moves forward to build fiber optic network in partnership with TWN Communications, Cision PR Newswire
Arkansas