When Charlene Walker took office as a Freedom Township trustee, one of the first things residents complained about was spotty internet service. Now a communications company is taking steps to remedy that situation. Charter Communications unveiled its Rural Broadband program during an event at Freedom Town Hall. The program will increase access to high speed …
Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link. PC: University of Hawaiʻi The University of Hawaiʻi and Ocean Networks, Inc. announced a $120 million, public-private partnership to construct a submarine optical fiber cable system that is aimed at connecting the Hawaiian Islands and improving and expanding high-speed broadband internet throughout the state. The project, the Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link, is a key component of Connect Kākou, the state’s …
The University of Hawaiʻi and Ocean Networks, Inc. are partnering to construct a submarine optical fiber cable system that will connect the Hawaiian Islands and improve and expand high-speed broadband internet throughout the state. With a price tag of $120 million, the project, the Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL), is a key component of Connect …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Spectrum is expanding its services in rural Ray County, Missouri, improving access to high-speed internet near Knoxville and Lawson. Over 770 homes and small businesses in the area will now have access to high-speed broadband reaching 300 megabits per second “Rural broadband is the rural electrification of our time,” Congressman Sam …
Seventh District Rep. Joel Kretz (R-Wauconda) is proposing legislation that would change the way rural communities in Washington are defined. The onus for Kretz’s House Bill 1835 (HB 1835) is the need to increase high-speed internet connectivity in the state’s more sparsely populated areas. Kretz says the primary issue with connecting the state’s rural regions …
AUSTIN, Texas (KAUZ) – To expand educational, work and healthcare opportunities, the Texas Broadband Development Office is seeking public comment on a plan to give high-speed broadband internet access to all areas across Texas. This plan is called the Texas Digital Opportunity Plan. The TDOP outlines how the Texas BDO and the Texas Comptroller of …
Currently, Rogers is offering free installation using a provincial grant while Standard Broadband is charging $750 PUSLINCH – Questions remain about who will swallow the cost of installing high-speed internet Puslinch. While hundreds of homes and businesses in and around Puslinch remain eligible for increased access to high-speed internet as a part of a provincial government funding initiative, …
BENNINGTON — The Southern Vermont Communications Union District (SoVT CUD) is marking becoming “one of the first CUDs in the state to reach universal service coverage.” The local 14-town communications district, which had formed a partnership with Fidium Fiber, announced last week that it will reach universal high-speed internet service coverage “just 13 months after …
The image of desktop computers often evokes a strong sense of nostalgia. Today, high-speed internet connections and advanced devices are found everywhere, but there was a time when internet access was confined to internet cafes, requiring users to pay hourly fees. In the initial stages of the internet’s popularity, it was exclusively available on desktop …
LOVELOCK, Nev. (KOLO) -Those giant spools of colorful cable on the outskirts of town may draw nothing more than a curious glance, but they represent a different future for this rural northen Nevada town. the fiber optic cable they contain could, over the next few years, change lives throughout Pershing County. You see high speed …