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August 2022

Sponsor: 

Colorado Broadband Office

Date: 
Thu, 09/15/2022 - 09:15

The Colorado Broadband Office (CBO) values community and industry partners and knows it will take all to achieve the state's goal of access to fast, reliable and affordable broadband for 99% of Colorado households by 2027. The best strategy to address Colorado’s areas in need of broadband is to work together. Therefore, CBO is establishing a regular cadence of communication with partners.


Sponsor: 

Colorado Broadband Office

Date: 
Wed, 09/14/2022 - 15:00

The Colorado Broadband Office (CBO) values community and industry partners and knows it will take all to achieve the state's goal of access to fast, reliable and affordable broadband for 99% of Colorado households by 2027. The best strategy to address Colorado’s areas in need of broadband is to work together. Therefore, CBO is establishing a regular cadence of communication with partners.


Capital Projects Fund Helps Link Indiana to the World

Indiana Governor, Eric Holcomb (R-IN) and Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch (R-IN) are leading the largest broadband investment in the state's history. Ball State University researchers found that thousands of homes across the state--urban and rural, low-income, and non-English speaking--experience the brunt of lacking access to broadband internet access. To combat this, Lt. Gov Suzanne Crouch created the Office of Broadband Opportunities in 2018 to identify needs and eliminate roadblocks to broadband deployment and digital literacy in the state.

Sen Bennet highlights bipartisan efforts to close the digital divide

At the annual National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) conference in Denver, Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) highlighted the progress Congress has made to expand access to high-speed, affordable broadband and close the digital divide. In 2021, Sen. Bennet introduced the bipartisan Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive Growth in the Economy (BRIDGE) Act with Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Angus King (I-MA), which was incorporated into the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to make the single largest investment in broadband in history.

Gov Cooper Announces $206 Million in GREAT Grants to Expand Internet Access in North Carolina

Gov Roy Cooper (D-NC) announced that nearly 85,000 households and more than 2,400 businesses in 69 North Carolina counties are set to receive access to high-speed internet thanks to more than $206 million of Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) grants. This is the state’s largest round of GREAT grant awards to date. With this announcement, over $260 million in GREAT grants have been awarded to providers since July 2022.

How Odessa delivers broadband to homes and businesses at no cost to the city

In Texas, the Odessa City Council voted to allow the installation of infrastructure for citywide broadband internet under its streets by SiFi Networks in a deal worth more than $100 million. Under the terms of the 30-year contract elected officials agreed to, SiFi has access to all public rights-of-way to install, maintain and operate the fiber optic infrastructure necessary for an open access network.

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