Broadband office is contemplating a statewide subsidy program should federal money for affordable internet dry up
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Colorado repealed law limiting municipal internet, making it easier for towns to build their own
More than 160 cities, towns and counties opted out of Senate Bill 152, and some built their own gigabit service that was 4,000 times faster. But there were other reasons for the repeal.
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Opinion: Colorado’s official goal is 99% broadband by 2027, but the state isn’t acting like it
If we want to connect every home and every farm, even in Colorado’s rugged remote areas, we need to get real about which areas are truly underserved.
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Colorado’s effort to attract more federal broadband funding seems to be working
After challenging thousands of incorrect data points on a national map, Colorado stands to gain millions of dollars more in federal funding
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Colorado goes analog to boost affordable internet program after just 23% of eligible households join
The federal Affordable Connectivity Program provides up to $30 a month to pay for internet service. State participation rate is lower than the national rate.
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Deadline nears for correcting Colorado locations with terrible broadband service
Accuracy in the new national broadband map is key in determining how much of the $42.5 billion in broadband infrastructure funds Colorado could receive.
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Colorado awarded $5.9 million to figure out how to use $100 million to improve broadband service
The planning and digital equity grants come from the Department of Commerce as part of the massive infrastructure bill passed by Congress.
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Colorado is challenging 13,000 speed inaccuracies in the new federal broadband map
The draft FCC broadband maps show Colorado is covered by fast broadband service. But are we? The state wants residents to help check the map
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How Colorado plans to cover 99% of the state with super-fast internet
Brandy Reitter, who experiences subpar broadband service while living in Eagle, is leading the Broadband Office’s effort to spend nearly $1 billion in federal funds to get Coloradans access to fiber internet
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Opinion: What’s the obstacle to pushing broadband into underserved areas? The humble utility pole
The permit process can be complicated and opaque. Schoolchildren are paying the price of delay.