Major investments needed to connect rural Oklahoma to internet access

Major investments needed to connect rural Oklahoma to internet access

Mike Sanders  |  Guest columnist From downtown Oklahoma City and Tulsa to the far edges of the Panhandle and Ouachita Mountains, high-speed internet is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity. For decades, the conversation about expanding internet access has taken place without a plan of action. Until now. The Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board recently …

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Multi-million dollar broadband project brings internet to Pueblo West

Multi-million dollar broadband project brings internet to Pueblo West

Pueblo West’s economic development portfolio just got stronger as businesses and homes are now able to access high-speed internet service in areas where internet connectivity did not previously exist. More than 6,000 Pueblo West homes and businesses now have access to fiber-based optic internet thanks to an agreement between Highline Broadband and the Pueblo West …

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The latest on fiber broadband project

The latest on fiber broadband project

A near-billion dollar fiber optic network is one step closer to becoming a reality for Memphis. On Wednesday, the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County (EDGE) approved a 15-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) for a 3,400-mile fiber optic network. The total project investment cost is worth $829,160,561. “[This project] is designed to ensure that …

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DPO signs power purchase agreement for green Texas data centres

DPO signs power purchase agreement for green Texas data centres

Digital Power Optimization (DPO), known for developing and operating green data centres, has confirmed the execution of a power purchase agreement with a primary multinational provider of renewable energy. The undisclosed seller has substantial renewable power resources, such as several 150MW+ wind farms situated in Texas. Relying on this fresh PPA, the DPO and the …

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Myanmar’s Bamboo Breakthrough Finds New Home In Madagascar

Myanmar’s Bamboo Breakthrough Finds New Home In Madagascar

Bamboo Construction Blue Temple Engineers and architects are now using of bamboo construction know-how from prefabricated housing in Myanmar to build a much large structure in Madagascar. Raphaël Ascoli, founder of Yangon-based architecture design studio Blue Temple explains that he was working in Japan as an architect for a corporate design firm, before quitting and …

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Cleaning Up The Construction Sector Is Possible, Says UN

Cleaning Up The Construction Sector Is Possible, Says UN

New report lays out an ambitious global plan to reduce embodied emissions Decarbonizing the construction sector will require a whole life-cycle approach – not one that ends … [+] at demolition getty As of 2021, the buildings and construction sector was responsible for more than a third (37%) of global CO2 emissions, making it a …

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