high speed internet
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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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On the front line of the digital divide, Cortez asks voters to pursue local broadband
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Rural Colorado long has been on the short end of high-speed internet even as local telecom providers have scrambled to fill in the gaps. Private-sector efforts notwithstanding, state law allows municipalities to set up their own broadband systems – and that’s just what a number of communities around the state have been doing with local…
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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…
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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…
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Weist: Rural Colorado counting on legislature for broadband access
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When it comes to broadband access, Colorado has a mountainous challenge – literally. The vast majority of Coloradans live in areas well served by multiple, private-sector, high-speed internet providers. Cable providers alone have invested over $8 billion of their own capital to upgrade their network. Most cable customers in Colorado will have access to affordable, 1-gigabit-per-second…
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Intel exec tapped to lead Colorado’s strategy to expand rural broadband
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday named Tony Neal-Graves, a former vice president of Intel Corporation, as executive director in charge of Colorado’s Broadband Office, the governor’s office announced. Neal-Graves will be responsible for steering expanded availability of broadband internet capabilities by leveraging relationships with public and private entities in communities across the state, the…
