Internet service providers in New York are now required to offer low-cost internet for qualifying residents. The Affordable Broadband Act (ABA), which was enacted in 2021 then blocked before it could go into effect, requires internet service providers to offer broadband internet to qualifying households at reduced prices. But a decision from the U.S. Court …
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 …
More than $374 million in grants were approved this week by officials with the Oklahoma Broadband Office. The grants, ranging in amounts from $7,000 to Dobson Fiber in Kiowa, to more than $22 million to the Pine Telephone Company in Choctaw, are earmarked for broadband infrastructure projects in 57 counties, the agency’s executive director, Mike …