Florida

Lakeland may rehire broadband consultant as high-speed Internet service debate gets new life by Mike Ferguson, The Ledger

Massachusetts

Small American town rejects Comcast – while ISP reps take issue with your El Reg vultures by Kieren McCarthy, The Register

It's a remarkable example of small-town America standing up to a corporate giant but it remains to be seen whether it acts as a template or a warning to other towns across the country. If nothing else, by putting all its work out there, Charlemont have given the US a blueprint for municipal networks.

Comcast rejected by small town—residents vote for municipal fiber instead by Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica 

Minnesota

Blue Earth County Board looks to expand broadband options by Trey Mewes, Mankato Free Press

Meeker County to invest in broadband expansion over next decade by Cam Bonelli, Litchfield Independent Review

Ohio

Akron explores FairlawnGig services by Cassaundra Smith, Akron.com

Pennsylvania

Pa's lack of rural broadband may be underestimated by John Finnerty, The Herald

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Colorado

Centennial aims for future with fiber-optic backbone by John Aguilar, The Denver Post

Broadband grant application withdrawn, YVEA announces plans for Craig buildout, Craig Press

Florida

Clermont, Fla., to expand public Internet access downtown by Roxanne Brown, Daily Commercial

Indiana

Timing right to expand broadband by Erica Quinlan, AgriNews Publication

Iowa

City begins search for Internet solutions by Michael Crumb, Ames Tribune

City council looks at Internet service issues, discusses public Internet option by Talon Delaney, Iowa State Daily 

Maine

Ellsworth broadband speeds still have some catching up to do by Kate Cough, The Ellsworth American 

Fast Internet is critical for nearly every aspect of life in the 21st century. Hospitals require it for electronic medical records and telehealth; schoolchildren need it for homework and research, businesses use it for sales and inventory. Seniors may take advantage of virtual health care to be able to stay in their homes. But access across the country is not equal, leading to what is often called “the digital divide.”

Ohio

Lack of Internet service in Cleveland neighborhoods linked to serious health...

California

Resilient rural communities built on upgraded infrastructure, faster broadband for all by Kevin Cann, California Economic Summit

Oxnard seeks input from local businesses as part of fiber optics plan by Wendy Leung, Ventura County Star

Colorado 

Colorado voters continue to opt out of state's protectionist, ISP-written broadband law by Karl Bode, TechDirt

The stark voter approval again highlights how issues like better broadband and net neutrality aren't actually partisan in the real world. ISP policy folks just like to pretend otherwise to sow division, hamstring consent, and stall meaningful reform. 

Massachusetts

WiredWest retools to advance last-mile broadband plans by Larry Parnass, The Berkshire Eagle

For Drawe, who helped steer the group through crisis in 2015 and 2016, it always made sense for small towns to find strength together — and not leave the many chores of actually managing a network to communities where officials, most of them volunteers, have limited expertise and time.

Michigan

Internet service in Marshall was slow, so the city built its own fiber-optic network by Kalea Hall, Battle Creek Enquirer

Mississippi

Is high-speed Internet service a state law change away for rural Mississippi?, Mississippi Clarion Ledger

North Dakota

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California

In San Leandro, we are building on public broadband investment for a brighter future by Corina Lopez, National League of Cities

In order to close the digital divide for all residents and further unleash economic growth, federal and state governments must invest more in broadband infrastructure of all kinds, including both fiber and wireless. Furthermore, we will need federal officials and their state counterparts to cease preemptive legislative trends that have tied cities’ hands and prevented public or public-private solutions from taking root. 

Colorado

More than half of Longmont has signed up for NextLight, and private Internet providers have reacted by Sam Lounsberry, Times-Call 

Idaho

Idaho Falls residents weigh cost/benefits of fiber network by Ryan Suppe, Post Register

Minnesota

Tina Smith talks drug prices, healthcare, broadband by Nathan Bowe, DL Online

Ely Broadband Coalition looking for more grant projects by Keith Vandervort, The TimberJay

Oregon

Details emerging on broadband network plans by Richard Hanners, Blue Mountain Eagle

Municipal broadband now before Portland City Council, NW Labor Press

Tennessee

Organization aims to bring community-owned rural broadband Internet to Sevier County by  Candice Fitzgibbons,...