Next Generation Broadband in Montana

Using fiber and microwave technology will save the city about $1.5 million a year in operating costs annually beginning in fiscal 2017.

"I am proud to announce today that all of the active projects USDA has financed through the Recovery Act are now providing broadband service in rural areas nationwide,"

There is no debating that fiber is the future of high-speed Internet, and Boulder is sitting on about 100 miles of it. But to get from where it is today to a fiber-to-the-home service that covers the city, Boulder is either going to have to do that itself, a la Longmont, or partner with a private company that would set up the last-mile fiber the city needs, or both.

Like its neighbor to the south, Portland is seeking to build a municipal broadband network to offer affordable high-speed broadband to its residents and businesses.

Although the college town already has over 100 miles of fiber optic cable laid, it has been ignored, however City Council members are looking to change that soon.

With demand for wireless services to jump nine-fold by 2020, Ericsson worked with Philips to hide 4G LTE radios in energy-efficient street lights.

Google’s Internet-beaming balloons are ready to take off on the next phase of their mission to deliver online access in regions where most people live offline.

As several co-ops get high-profile network buildouts underway, quite a few others are ready to join the broadband ranks.

To help narrow the digital divide, the program aims to provide about 2,000 households in the city with access to Google Fiber.

Chattanooga was one of the first cities to bypass large commercial Internet service providers and start offering city-run gigabit-speed fiber services for its citizens back in 2008–about five years before Google Fiber brought comparable speeds to Kansas City.