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Lawmakers rush on rural broadband waiver bill but it may be for naught
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The second bill to whip through the Colorado General Assembly – on rural broadband – cleared the House Wednesday and is headed to the Senate. But the effort by lawmakers to get the bill to the governor post-haste may not produce the desired results. House Bill 1116 would task the state’s rural broadband deployment board…
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Colorado to seek federal funds for rural broadband
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The Joint Budget Committee is looking for a way to provide a big boost to Colorado’s investment in rural broadband, and a bill to do just that cleared the House Finance Committee Monday. House Bill 1116 would allow the state to go after $250 million from the federal “Connect America” broadband grant program, although the state…
