Branch County looks to provide high-speed fiber internet to whole county

2024-04-11 01:23 AM by Tyler Fields

BRANCH COUNTY — County commissioners invited Frontier Northern communication executives back on April 18 to discuss holes in the countywide service internet plan. In a March presentation, Frontier service maps showed significant areas of Sherwood, Butler, Gilead, and Noble townships not receiving Frontier fiber service under the $22.4 million state Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure …

NY gets $228M to improve internet coverage. Where will work happen?

2024-01-22 11:21 AM by Tyler Fields

NY gets 8M to improve internet coverage. Where will work happen?

New York will receive $228.2 million in federal funding to connect tens of thousands of homes in rural and underserved communities to high-speed Internet. Applications are being accepted now for the ConnectALL’s Municipal Infrastructure Program, an effort to bridge the so-called digital divide that has kept some New York communities from connecting to the most …