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Community Broadband Media Roundup - October 21
California
Who gets access to fast broadband? Evidence from Los Angeles County 2014-17 by Hernan Galperin, Thai Le, and Kurt Daum, USC Annenberg
Colorado
Broadband lights up West County prospects by Michael Cox, Montrose Daily Press
Florida
Lakeland wants to build a broadband network by Bradley George, WUSF
Idaho
The city with the best fiber-optic network in America might surprise you by Jay Woodruff, Fast Company
Iowa
As Iowa works for broadband, reality of situation is murky by Rod Boshart, The Gazette
Editorial: Waterloo behind on broadband, The Courier
Maryland
Garrett works to bring broadband to more residents, Cumberland Times-News
Minnesota
Monticello receives prestigious award for broadband leadership by Jeffrey Hage, Monticello Times
Senator Tina Smith spends time diving deep on broadband and rural economics by Jess Gorman, Advocate Tribune
Broadband struggles in greater Minnesota, PBS
Missouri
Missouri’s battleground for community broadband by Kendra Chamberlain, The Salem News
Municipal and county governments are barred by state law from offering broadband service, leaving residents with few options in the state’s more rural areas. Still, electric cooperatives that provide electricity to many of the rural communities have stepped up and taken the initiative in providing high-speed broadband to their co-op members.
Nebraska
Allo, city of Lincoln, providing free Internet to 75 nonprofits by Jared Austin, 1011Now
New Hampshire
More region towns looking to strike deals for better broadband by Meg McIntyre Sentinel Source
Texas
GVEC awarded ‘Community Broadband Project of the Year,’ by Herald-Zeitung
Washington
Washington State keeps enforcing net neutrality as it hails FCC court loss by Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica
Wisconsin
Connected communities need broadband for future growth, Clayton County Register
Superior committee approves funding for broadband plan by Shelley Nelson, Superior Telegram
“Fiber optic is obviously going to be the future, I believe,” Councilor Craig Sutherland said. “My opinion, I think we have to prepare for it, and I think our city can greatly benefit from creating this infrastructure, not only for our constituents to use, but for our public safety sectors to use that as well. It seems like cities are going this route.”
General
Rep. introduces new broadband mapping bills, MeriTalk
Why fiber is vastly superior to cable and 5G by Bennett Cyphers and Ernesto Falcon, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Connecting communities with high-performance broadband by Jon Sallet, Benton Institute
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Arizona
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