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...

California

California’s broadband fund ignores fiber and favors slow DSL by Ernesto Falcon, EFF

The California legislature needs to fix CASF and convert it into a fiber infrastructure fund focused on upgrading Californian communities into the 21stcentury. To do so, the legislature needs to amend the broadband standard for eligible projects to 100 mbps download by 100 mbps upload with low latency and establish that as the new goal by deleting the DSL standard.

Colorado

Bayfield moves toward improved broadband plan by Shannon Mullane, Herald

Illinois

USDA invests $3.4 million in broadband for rural Illinois communities, USDA

Iowa

Waterloo, Cedar Falls Utilities fear new broadband rules by Tim Jamison, The Courier 

Maine

Big telecom say it has first amendment right to sell your private data by Karl Bode, Vice 

Last June, Maine passed a new law intended to protect broadband user privacy. The law demands ISPs clearly disclose what data is collected and who it’s sold to, requiring that users opt in to the sale of sensitive location or financial data. The law also bans ISPs from charging you extra if you want your privacy protected, a practice AT&T engaged in for years.

New Hampshire

NH law could hasten local broadband buildout by Adam Sullivan, WCAX 3 

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Colorado

Project Thor aims to bring Summit County into broadband future by Deepan Dutta, Summit Daily

Everyone should benefit from the higher capacity that is now available,” said Summit County Commissioner Karn Stiegelmeier, who is also board chair for the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments. “There are many potential benefits for our 911 center, for the hospital, where we often have outages that can be potentially life threatening.

Florida

Lakeland seeks private partners to bring forward broadband ideas by Sara-Megan Walsh, The Ledger

Illinois 

Illinois releases first phase of getting high-speed Internet everywhere in the State by Breane Lyga, WREX

Iowa

What the Iowa Caucus means for getting Iowa online by Makena Kelly, The Verge

Kentucky

Group in Oldham County propose municipal owned broadband system by Rose McBride, WHAS11 

Maryland

Companies propose $48 million investment in Internet infrastructure in Hagerstown by Alexis Fitzpatrick, Herald-Mail 

Massachusetts

Washington penny-pinches its way to high-speed Internet by Larry Parnass, The Berkshire Eagle 

This year, three fiber service...

Arizona

Bringing rural Arizona up to (high) speed by Victoria Harker, Chamber Business News

Idaho

The cost of connectivity in Ammon, Idaho by Becky Chao and Lucas Pietrzak, New America

Louisiana

Get Internet service to rural Louisiana, American Press

Ballard said the problem in Louisiana has been the belief that only private industry is innovative and efficient enough to provide internet service. However, he said private companies in this state didn’t extend phone lines to all rural areas until 2005. It’s also why nearly a million homes and businesses get their power from electric cooperatives created by the federal government.

Maine 

Broadband-bill sponsors hope to improve Maine’s Internet by Laura Rosbrow, Public News Service

Minnesota 

Lueck announces 4 local entities to receive $2.7 million in MN broadband grants, Brainerd Dispatch 

Millions awarded for rural broadband in Harmony by Talia Milavetz, KAALtv 

Nebraska

USDA invests $5.7 million in broadband for rural Nebraska communities, USDA