At 6.71 terabits per second, the internet speed will be 30,000 times faster than the average U.S. household. SC23 needs it for its annual supercomputing convention, which has built a lasting impression on the city.
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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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Colorado’s Ute Mountain Utes get closer to gigabit internet after $22.7 million federal award
The federal funds are aimed at connecting unserved tribal communities in Colorado and Utah to broadband
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A federal program gives people $30 a month for internet. Less than a third of eligible Coloradans participate.
A federal program offering $30 to $75 each month to offset the cost of broadband internet service has attracted less than 30% of eligible users in Colorado since it launched in January. But that fraction includes 132,060 Colorado households who have enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, as of May 9. The program, which started […]
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Colorado will get at least $100 million, possibly $1 billion, from infrastructure bill to end digital divide
Colorado’s efforts to end its rural digital divide could finally happen with the $1 trillion U.S. infrastructure bill, currently awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature. At least $100 million for broadband infrastructure will end up in Colorado, but it could be much more, said Tony Neal-Graves, chief information officer and executive director of the Colorado Office […]
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Spurred by the threat of wildfires, an Estes Park broadband project moved at the speed of light
As the Cameron Peak fire burned in the distance on the morning of Oct. 17, Josh Cramer sprung into action. He worried the fire might reach Estes Park and cause a literal meltdown that could wipe out the town’s internet, emergency lines and prevent reverse 9-1-1 calls. The town needed access to backup broadband. But […]
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T-Mobile lays groundwork for 5G TV with Colorado, national rollout of a technology born in Denver
T-Mobile’s wireless TV future starts Sunday with wired internet technology from Layer3 TV, the Denver company it acquired 15 months ago. The new TVision Home looks a lot like a traditional cable TV package, with up to 275 channels and a starting price of $90 a month (plus $10 for the required set-top box). But […]