Arkansas 

In Arkansas, “digital redlining” could leave thousands without healthcare by Sarah Holder, CityLab

California

Long Beach residents encouraged to participate in City’s digital-inclusion survey by the City of Long Beach, Signal Tribune

Preliminary Long Beach survey results show Latinos least likely to have home Internet access by Hayley Munguia, Press-Telegram

Colorado

The future of healthcare isn’t possible without rural high-speed Internet by Brandon S. Thompson, Western Slope Now

Florida

City, UF to launch wi-fi for Porters, Depot Park by Andrew Caplan, Gainesville Sun 

Indiana

Crouch announces new Director of Broadband Opportunities, Washington Times-Herald

State details pilot broadband grant program by Andy Ober, Inside Indiana Business 

Rural broadband at center of new state position by Alex Brown, Inside Indiana Business

Maine

Sanford NetFiber project underway by Shawn P. Sullivan, York County Coast Star 

California

California is trying to pass a net neutrality bill — and broadband providers are trying to gut it by Ro Khanna, Los Angeles Times

Illinois

Illinois forms council to get seniors and low-income residents online by Colin Wood, StateScoop

Maine

Commentary: Market forces can’t be allowed to further widen Maine’s digital divide by Larry Sterrs, Susan Corbett and Nick Battista, Press Herald

Massachusetts

Starry launches pilot program with Boston Housing Authority to expand affordable Internet access by Sarah Wells, TechCrunch

Michigan 

Gov. Rick Snyder unveils plan to provide broadband access to every corner of Michigan, Fox 47 News

Minnesota 

‘The community is the company’ A review of Spring Grove Communications, Spring Grove Herald

“The more successful the community is, the more successful the company will be,” General Manager/CEO Jill Fishbaugher said. “We need to do our part in the relationship.”

New York

Lawmakers irked over broadband updates — again by Pete Demola, The Sun

North Carolina

How this small mountain town got Internet access by Lilly Knoepp, Blue Ridge Public Radio

California

How Silicon Valley can use community input to bridge the big broadband gap by Mohammad Shakouri and Jon Walton, Silicon Valley Business Journal

Georgia

The promise and reality of Google Fiber by Jim Burress, Marketplace

Iowa

Williamsburg plans Aug. 14 community meeting by Brian Rathjen, Iowa City Press-Citizen

Kentucky

Leaders define top priorities for Paducah’s strategic plan by Chris Yu, WPSD Local 6 

Maine

SandfordNet Fiber broadband project has started by Tammy Wells, Journal Times 

Montana

Narrowing the rural school digital divide by Myers Reece, Flathead Beacon 

New York

Charter Communications fallout: State regulators urged to tread lightly by Daniel Axelrod, Times Herald-Record

Charter Spectrum has less than two months to find new service provider for customers, Binghamton Homepage 

North Carolina

California

Oxnard sees high-speed Internet expansion as an economic development tool by Wendy Leung, VC Star

Colorado

Aurora to ask voters about municipal broadband by Kara Mason, Colorado Politics

Georgia 

Group to propose solution to rural broadband challenge by Tessa Green, Albany Herald

Louisiana

Seniors targeted for low-cost Internet by Julia Arenstam, Daily Comet 

Maine

Bangor looking to become next city to add fiber as 'essential infrastructure' by Jackie Mundry, News Center Maine

Massachusetts 


Four-town broadband in the works by Diane Broncaccio, Greenfield Recorder

New York

Charter CEO threatens lawsuit over New York’s attempt to kick Spectrum out of the state by Chris Welch, The Verge

State gives Charter marching orders by Pete Demola, The Sun

What happens to Spectrum cable customers if Charter gets kicked out of New York? by Christopher Zara, Fast Company

Arkansas

Arkansas Coop Expanding Fiber Network to All Members by BBC Wires, Broadband Communities Magazine

California

Santa Monica’s Digital Inclusion Pilot Wins Top 25 Programs in American Government Award by Harvard by Constance Farrell, Santa Monica Daily Press

Colorado

Tribune Opinion: Greeley, Windsor need to look into providing broadband unless companies step up service by The Tribune Editorial Board, The Tribune

Delaware

Rural lower Delaware promised high-speed internet by 2020 by Scott Goss, Delaware News Journal

The Carney administration is taking a major step forward in a longstanding push to extend high-speed internet access to rural communities in downstate Delaware.

The governor on Tuesday announced he is issuing a call for help from any service provider willing to assist in closing the gap by 2020 — an effort backed by $1.3 million in taxpayer assistance.

 

Kentucky

County gets update on KentuckyWired project by Matt Lasley, The Grayson County News-Gazette

New York

California

Sonic Disrupts Potrero Hill by Jacob Bourne, The Potrero View

Last spring, Sonic, a Santa Rosa-based internet service provider, launched service in several San Francisco neighborhoods, including Potrero Hill, advancing an internet access alternative for residents and businesses. The growing company offers Gigabit Fiber Internet, which transmits data at a rate of 1,000 megabits a second, with download speeds 50 times the national average. Unlimited net access plus home phone service costs $40 monthly, low compared to major competitors. AT&T has a $40 per month internet access plan, with 50 megabits per second speed.

Internet provider Sonic expands into southern SF neighborhoods by Rebecca Aydin, San Francisco Chronicle

Pioneering Santa Monica Digital Program Wins Nationwide Recognition by Jorge Casuso, Surf Santa Monica

Colorado

Broadband network blueprint completed, next step securing funds for estimated $4.1 million project by Sasha Nelson, Craig Daily Press

The Moffat County Broadband Initiative — a joint effort of several local community anchor institutions, led by the city of Craig, Moffat County and the Craig/Moffat Economic Development Partnership — plans to fund construction through a blend of state and federal grants, as well monthly service fees from anchor institutions — the city, county, hospital, college and school district.

California

Net neutrality makes comeback in California; lawmakers agree to strict rules by Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica

A California net neutrality bill that could impose the toughest rules in the country is being resurrected.

The bill was approved in its strongest form by the California Senate, but it was then gutted by the State Assembly's Communications Committee, which approved the bill only after eliminating provisions opposed by AT&T and cable lobbyists. Bill author Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has been negotiating with Communications Committee Chairman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) and other lawmakers since then, and he announced the results today.

In America’s tech capital, tens of thousands go without home Internet. Here’s how San Francisco wants to fix it. by Brian Fung, The Washington Post

Should San Francisco’s network move forward, it would become one of only a few in the United States to operate this way, analysts say, making it a bold experiment not just as an infrastructure project but also as a matter of  policy. Today, fewer than 200,000 U.S. households benefit from these types of open-access infrastructure policies, said Christopher Mitchell, a broadband advocate at the Institute for Local Self Reliance.

California

Internet Service Providers Pour $1 Million into California Assembly As Net Neutrality Debate Rages by Laura Curlin and Alec Saslow, MapLight

California's Strong Net Neutrality Bill Is Back by Dell Cameron, Gizmodo

Colorado

Fort Collins Broadband Bonds Issued and Sold Out by Theresa Rose, North Forty News

Moving broadband to the next step by Michelle Perry, Craig Daily Press

The city of Craig and Moffat County are partnering with Craig/Moffat Economic Development Partnership to lead local broadband implementation, and CMEDP has financial support from these three entities, plus Memorial Regional Health, Colorado Northwestern Community College, Moffat County School District and Moffat County Local Marketing District to drive the process forward.

The city of Craig will be the network owner and fiscal agent for the project. Mammoth will serve as the network operator, negotiating contracts and overseeing the development, maintenance and operations of the project.

City broadband service is about connecting Fort Collins to opportunities by Darin Atteberry, The Coloradoan

Kentucky

Infrastructure: Statewide Broadband on Track for 2019-20 by Dawn Marie Yankeelov, The Lane Report 

Mississippi

California

Watering-down of net neutrality bill draws backlash by Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press [Ventura County Star]

A California lawmaker's decision to alter a net neutrality bill considered one of the nation's most aggressive efforts to require an equal playing field on the internet has generated intensely personal online attacks aimed at his family as well as criticism from fellow Democrats in Congress.

Assemblyman Miguel Santiago leads a committee that this week stripped whole chunks of a net neutrality measure. He stirred a passionate reaction from open internet advocates who think the state that is home to the technology sector and the liberal resistance to President Donald Trump should take a hardline stance on the matter.

The decision reverberated far beyond California's Capitol, drawing rebukes from members of Congress and leading the state Democratic chairman to try to diffuse tension. Santiago quickly drew fire in online memes and a flood of calls to his office accusing the Los Angeles lawmaker of selling out to internet providers, citing his contributions from AT&T.

Colorado

Boulder City Council Votes to Fund Citywide Broadband Network by Brianna Williams, Next City

The Fort Collins broadband service will be called … by Nick Coltrain, The Coloradoan

Iowa

Rural matters: Small town voters are looking for big ideas in 2018 by Bill Menner, Cedar Rapids Gazette

So, what could the next governor or Legislature or Congress do to help?

California

California 'net neutrality' bill must not block state's broadband investment by John Husing, Desert Sun

Internet providers' big money leaves a California net neutrality bill 'eviscerated' by Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times

Colorado

With public support high, Boulder moves to fund citywide fiber buildout through debt by Shay Castle, Boulder Daily Camera

Citing high public support and demand for better, cheaper internet, Boulder's City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to fund through the issuance of debt the $15 million construction of what will become the backbone of a citywide broadband network.

In a survey, the results of which were presented publicly for the first time during Tuesday night's meeting, 90 percent of respondents supported city-owned and -operated internet, and as many said they would be very or somewhat likely to purchase service from the city.

Another surprising result was the share of households — somewhere between 4 percent and 7 percent — with no internet service, due to lack of access or affordability. A staff-provided map showed that most of the under-served areas were in low-income neighborhoods.

Frustrated with your internet service? El Paso County wants to hear from you. by Rachel Riley, Colorado Springs Gazette

Connecticut

Municipalities sue PURA over broadband decision by Matt Pilon, Hartford Business Journal

Florida