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Hickenlooper signs rural broadband bills into law
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With the stroke of a pen – or maybe 20 strokes from 20 pens – Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday signed into law three bills that could change rural broadband in Colorado as well as the economic future of rural communities that depend on it. In a series of bill signings, Hickenlooper, surrounded by lawmakers,…
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Rural broadband bill heads to governor
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DENVER – The Senate Tuesday morning agreed to House amendments on Senate Bill 2, the bill to finance the buildout of rural broadband. With that resolved, the bill now heads to Gov. John Hickenlooper and a hoped-for signing. House amendments last week resolved several lingering issues. That included a lawsuit from Viaero Wireless that the…
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Major rural broadband bill nearing final vote from Colorado House
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The House Thursday gave preliminary approval to the major rural broadband bill, Senate Bill 2, and put it on the path to final approval for Friday. It wasn’t without a change or two, however. Senate Bill 2 would direct a surcharge on voice lines, included in consumer phone bills, into the state’s broadband deployment fund.…
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Legislature moving at the speed of fiber to get internet service to rural Colorado
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After years of frustration over slow or non-existent broadband service in rural Colorado, the General Assembly is poised to move at the speed of fiber optic to finally connect rural communities, and economic opportunity, to the Internet. In the past week, another measure that would make high-speed broadband service possible for rural schools, homes and…
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Rural broadband clears first committee, but rocky road may be ahead
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The point of getting better (or in some cases, any) broadband service to rural Coloradans isn’t about downloading movies from Netflix or checking a Facebook status. It’s about the high school student who stays at school until 8 p.m. because it’s the only place where internet service is fast enough to do homework. The Senate…
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Colorado lawmakers hope for 2018 solution on broadband for rural communities
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The grand bargain of the 2018 Colorado General Assembly might just be in finally finding a way to pay for putting high-speed broadband service into rural communities across Colorado. That’s the hope, at least, for the sponsors of Senate Bill 2, brought to you by some of the same folks who carried last year’s grand…
