During the Condition of the State address, Governor Kim Reynolds said she wants to continue to devote Iowa dollars to expanding internet access to all areas of the state. "We have come a long way already. U.S. News & World Report says, 'the Hawkeye State leads the nation in efforts to bring ultra-fast internet access to every city block and every rural acre.' But there’s still more to do. To ensure that every part of Iowa has the same opportunity, I am requesting $20 million, split over two years, for broadband infrastructure. This funding will accelerate expansion and leverage an additional $120 million in private investment for high-speed internet," Gov. Reynolds said.
Our view: How to grow our rural economy
The Fayetteville Observer published an editorial highlighting that in small towns and across the countryside in North Carolina, internet service "too often is barely faster than it was in the early days of dial-up service." The editorial stated that lawmakers "have been unwilling ...
Internet providers want tax break to install broadband
Internet service providers "are asking the state Legislature to give them a decade-long property tax break on fiber optics they install" in Montana. Geoff Feiss, general manager of the Montana Telecommunications Association said that, "Making it more financially appealing to insta...
2019 broadband access market outlook: four-part series
Dell’Oro Group began a four-part series on broadband access market outlook. The series discusses the "high-level business and technology trends that will have an impact on network operators," as well as anticipated trends in broadband access and home networking. It noted tha...
New broadband network coming to Hot Springs
Ritter Communications, Arkansas’ leading broadband provider, announced Friday that it is bringing state of the art communications technology and advanced business services to Hot Springs. Ritter Communications is investing $7 million in infrastructure construction to give bu...
Microsoft: New York has less broadband than feds claim
According to a recent study by Microsoft, much fewer New Yorkers have access to high-speed internet than the federal government is reporting. Figures released last year by the Federal Communications Commission estimated that about 394,000 residents in a state of 19.8 million peopl...
Grant allowing for more broadband access in Harrison County
Due to a $100,000 Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery Grant, or Tiger Grant, Harrison County officials, along with federal, state and local governments and carriers, are providing broadband access in Deersville and surrounding Ohio areas that didn’t have a...