Community Broadband Media Roundup - November 11

Colorado 

Loveland breaks ground on city-owned broadband utility by Carina Julig, The Denver Post

Removing banned tech from China’s Huawei will cost rural Colorado telecoms over $300 million. Will it even fix the problem? by Tamara Chuang, The Colorado Sun 

City unanimously approves contracts with Colorado Boring and On Trac for Pulse project by Max Levy, Reporter Herald 

Idaho

Reader Comment: Idaho is behind on broadband, MagicValley 

Illinois

Statewide broadband access goal of ‘Connect Illinois’ by Bernard Schoenburg, State Journal Register 

“We are planning to take a measured approach,” Schmit said, with perhaps $50 million in matching grants being made available in a first round. He said the application process, yet to be announced, will allow “providers, cooperatives, public-private partnerships, communities themselves” and other entities to seek those grants.

Iowa

Fort Dodge residents give approval to city-owned broadband by Roger Riley, WHOTV

Waterloo, Iowa, contemplates its broadband choices by Jed Pressgrove, GovTech

FD voters say yes to broadband utility by Bill Shea, The Messenger 

Maine

Rockland plans to seek bids for broadband expansion by Stephen Betts, Village Soup 

Massachusetts

Easthampton voters approve all 4 ballot measures by Bera Dunau, Daily Hampshire Gazette

Weymouth, Quincy consider municipal broadband infrastructure by Liz Markhlevskaya, Patch.com

Missouri 

Governor Parson launches inaugural broadband grant program, Missouri Department of Economic Development

Nebraska

High-speed Internet shortage a big concern in rural Nebraska, NTV

North Carolina

USDA invests $23.7 million in rural broadband for North Carolina families, USDA

With many residents in a digital divide, Pittsylvania County seeking input for broadband plan by Caleb Ayers, GoDanRiver.com

Broadband grant will touch Bladen County, Bladen Journal 

“Quite frankly, if you don’t have that infrastructure and you don’t have that connectivity, it’s very difficult to operate in the 21st century in a global economy,” Rouzer said. “That’s just the fact of the matter. It’s very difficult to attract young people back to the rural communities, even if they’re from a rural community if you don’t have good connectivity.”

Ohio

Rural businesses in Ohio face limited broadband access, WHIO TV

Oregon

A broader broadband, The Register Guard 

Eugene as a city supposedly values equity. If true, every neighborhood, every resident and every business deserves equal access to high-speed Internet.

Tennessee

CDE Lightband working hard to repair fiber, restore broadband, Clarksville Online

General

The FCC and Ajit Pai are leaving Native American reservations behind by Angelina Newsom, Medium

Shocker: ISPs cut back 2020 investment despite tax breaks, death of net neutrality by Karl Bode, Techdirt