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Community Broadband Media Roundup - October 1
Georgia
Regional meeting coming in October for rural broadband by Kevin Myrick, The Polk County Standard Journal
Kentucky
Rural digital divide two-fold problem for KY, Kentucky News Connection
Massachusetts
Springfield explores fiber-optic Internet system but winces at potential $50 million cost by Peter Goonan, MassLive
Minnesota
Real hope for rural broadband on the Iron Range by Aaron J. Brown, Hibbing Daily Tribune
North Carolina
Botetourt County to take next steps in increasing broadband access following end of summit by Alison Graham, The Roanoke Times
Avery receives grant to expand broadband in country by Brian Miller, GoBlueRidge.net
Pennsylvania
Pa. Utility Commission wants to know: How fast is your Internet? by Brian C. Rittmeyer, TribLive
Tennessee
Commission considers broadband options by Autumn Hughes, Cleveland Daily Banner
Dickson Co. applies for grants: Broadband, library could benefit by Chris Gadd, Nashville Tennessean
Texas
San Antonio Housing Authority wins $100K to address digital divide by JJ Velasquez, The Rivard Report
Wisconsin
Survey to assess Door County communities broadband Internet needs by Terry Kovarik, Door County Daily News
General
Indigenous Connectivity Summit to address need for affordable and sustainable Internet access, Ottawa Citizen
Poll: Congress isn’t fixing the digital divide by Danise Lee, KBND
U.S. voters say government ‘needs to do more’ for rural broadband, new poll finds, KUNC
Cities are teaming up to offer broadband, and the FCC is mad by Susan Crawford, Wired
The South Bay partnership suggests a promising alternative: Maybe cities can cooperate and save money without compromising their local autonomy. At this same moment, though, the FCC is on a march to smother local authority by blocking states from regulating any aspect of broadband service, supporting states that have raised barriers to municipal networks, deregulating pricing for lines running between cities, and removing local control over rights-of-way that could be used to bring cheaper access into town.
Speak your piece: What’s D.C. doing for rural Internet? Not enough by Allie Bohm, The Daily Yonder
A digital divide problem: Medicaid recipients expected to prove eligibility online by Angela Siefer, National Digital Inclusion Alliance
How bad maps are ruining American broadband by Karl Bode, The Verge
The FCC’s $350 million broadband map, for example, relies on the agency’s Form 477 data to help educate users on broadband availability. But users who plug their address into the map will quickly find that it hallucinates not only the number of broadband options available in their area, but the speeds any local ISPs can provide.
We must lower regulatory barriers to higher-quality broadband for more Americans by Jeff Westling and Joe Kane, The Hill
USDA invests $600 million in rural broadband, but farmers still struggle to connect by Jenny Splitter, Forbes
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Iowa
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Minnesota
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Colorado
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Louisiana
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California
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Colorado
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Arizona
Mohave Electric Cooperative moves forward to build fiber optic network in partnership with TWN Communications, Cision PR Newswire
Arkansas