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Rural Broadband Expansion Ignores Economic Development Potential in Minnesota...
For years, many rural communities suffered from a broadband donut hole problem - the investment in better-than-dial-up was in the population center, leaving a donut of poor access around it. Now policy...
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Tiny Mt Washington Builds Fiber-to-the-Home - Community Broadband Bits...
Overlooked by the incumbent telephone company, Mount Washington in the southwest corner of Massachusetts is becoming one of the smallest FTTH communities in the country by investing in a municipal...
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Erie County, New York, Take This Internet Access Survey
Forty-three percent of residents in Erie County, New York, do not have access to high-speed Internet access. That’s a drag on the local economy, but the situation could soon change. Erie County...
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CDBG Aids Connectivity In Nelson County, VA
Publicly owned Internet infrastructure is typically funded with revenue grants, interdepartmental loans, or through avoided costs at the local level. Part of the planning and infrastructure costs,...
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Minnesota Border-to-Border Grant Program Webinars For Applicants
Hey, Minnesota communities, are you looking for funding sources for your broadband project? If yes, and you plan on applying for a Minnesota Border-to-Border Development Grant Program, you should be...
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Ohio State Lawmakers Look To Minnesota For Broadband Development
Two Ohio State Senators are taking a page from Minnesota’s playbook to expand rural broadband connectivity. Democratic Sen. Joe Schiavoni and Republican Sen. Cliff Hite recently announced that they...
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Franklin County Infrastructure Bank To Invest In Grove City, Ohio Fiber
On August 1, 2017, the Franklin County Infrastructure Bank awarded Grove City, Ohio a $2 million loan to support their construction of a municipal fiber optic network. The Grove City PlanTags: grove...
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KentuckyWired: Partners, Poles, Problems Plague Project
With the best intentions, Kentucky announced in late 2014 that it would build out a statewide open access fiber optic network to at least one location in each county to encourage high-quality...
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Give To The Max Day! Support ILSR And Local Communities!
The Community Broadband Networks Team at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance invites you to lend a hand as we help build local economies in Minnesota and across the map. Today we’re participating in...
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Net Neutrality Repeal Threatens Some States More Than Others
On December 14th, FCC Chair Ajit Pai and the Republican Commissioners voted to present a huge holiday gift to big ISPs by dismantling network neutrality, despite outcries from the American people. When...
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Washington Legislature Considering Broadband Investment Plan From Governor;...
Governor Jay Inslee started to promote his bill for better broadband earlier this year and, with any luck, Washington will have a solid foundation to expand broadband before the end of this year’s...
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North Carolina's Unique Broadband History and Lessons for Moving Forward -...
We're starting off the new year with episode four of the new podcast project we're working on with nonprofit NC Broadband Matters. As we look forward, we're also looking back with this week's guest,...
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Work for the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Apply by Jan. 23rd
If you're a regular visitor to MuniNetworks.org, you may also be someone ideally suited for a position we recently learned about with the Minnesota Department of Commerce. They're hiring a...
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Minnesota Legislature Considers Broadband Funding in Bipartisan Covid-19...
In response to the increased reliance on connectivity precipitated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Legislature is working on legislation to improve access to broadband, online education, and...
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The Building a New Digital Economy (BAND-NC) program in North Carolina will give out 30 more microgrants this spring and summer to community anchor institutions, nonprofits, and local governments so...
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