Chattanooga’s Broadband Network Surpasses 100,000 Subscribers

Date: 26 Oct 2018 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Earlier this month, Chattanooga’s celebrated as municipal network EPB Fiber Optics announced that they now have more than 100,000 subscribers. The high numbers indicate that the network is serving more than 60 percent of premises in the EPB service area. EPB’s success also attests to the popularity of publicly owned Internet infrastructure that is accountable and responsive to the community that both own and use the network.… Read More

Massachusetts City To Get High-Speed Internet Access Sooner Than Expected

Date: 25 Oct 2018 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Chicopee, Massachusetts, is on its way to better connectivity through a publicly owned network after all. Chicopee Electric Light (CEL) has announced that the municipal utility plans to develop a pilot program yet this year to experiment with business connectivity. If all goes well, they have a long-term vision to also serve residents.… Read More

Rural Internet Access a Top Issue in Maine Election

Date: 23 Oct 2018 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

As Election Day draws near, voters in 36 states and three territories are set to choose governors. In Maine, gubernatorial candidates are making rural broadband a key issue. All four candidates agree that the state needs to be involved in some way, and each recently gave the Press Herald a summary of their plan to expand high-quality connectivity to constituents, if elected.… Read More

Colorado Communities Voting for Local Authority on Municipal Networks

Date: 22 Oct 2018 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Breckenridge was among the list of Colorado communities that voted to opt out of the state’s restrictive SB 152 back in 2016. Now, they’re ready to move forward with design and construction of an open access network. As the resort town prepares to begin work on their fiber infrastructure, several other communities will ask voters to opt out of SB 152 on November 6th.… Read More

Court Confirms Texas City has Authority to Build, Finance Community-Owned Network

Date: 17 Oct 2018 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Located only 30 miles east of Houston, it’s hard to believe that Mont Belvieu, Texas, ever had poor Internet access. Faced with complaints from residents and businesses, city officials decided to deploy fiber and bring fast, affordable, reliable gigabit connectivity directly to the community via MB Link.… Read More

Massachusetts Official Creates Petition for Municipal Broadband Supporters

Date: 12 Oct 2018 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Sometimes city councils don’t quite have their fingers on the pulse of their constituents. It can be difficult to know what everyone wants, so there are instances when taking a direct approach it the best way to share our thoughts. In Chicopee, Massachusetts, City Councilor Joel McAuliffe is giving constituents from across the city a chance to express their support for municipal broadband with an online petition…and people are responding.… Read More

Kansas Cooperative To Provide Internet Access to Rural Residents

Date: 11 Oct 2018 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

City Officials in Fort Scott, Kansas, located about 95 miles south of Kansas City, say that they haven’t been able to entice national providers to bring high-quality Internet access to their town of about 8,000 people. That may be a good thing — Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative is building out fiber in Fort Scott as early as 2019.… Read More

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