Next Generation Broadband in Montana

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How big telecom smothers city-run broadband

For more than a decade, AT&T, Comcast, Time Warner Cable Inc., and CenturyLink Inc. have spent millions of dollars to lobby state legislatures, influence state elections, and buy research to try to stop the spread of public Internet services that often offer faster speeds at cheaper rates.

FFC Announces Funding for Rural Broadband Experiments, NTIA Releases Reports on Impact of Broadband Grants

Grants will be made to support rural broadband experiments to explore how to structure the Phase II of the Connect American Fund’s competitive bidding process in price cap areas and to gather information about interest in deploying next generation networks in high-cost areas.

Cities, States Face Off On Municipal Broadband

Today, Wilson is North Carolina’s first "Gigabit City."

Illinois Completes 55-County Broadband Project

A nearly $100 million, four-year project to connect 55 counties to a high-speed broadband network has been a boon to education, public safety and the economy, Gov. Pat Quinn said during a stop Friday at Illinois State University to celebrate the project’s completion.

MISSOULIAN EDITORIAL: Carefully move forward on broadband

The creation of this task force is a sensible idea, and residents ought to give this group all the support it needs to get a broadband system up and running in Missoula as quickly as possible. High-speed Internet is not just a luxury any more; it is an important part of everyday commerce.

Broadband supporters urge Missoula to move ahead with system

Advocates of installing a $10 million next-generation broadband system in Missoula say doing so will help local businesses compete with outside markets and give the city’s burgeoning high-tech sector a chance to grow.

Next-generation internet may be coming to Missoula, Montana

"How do we deliver 21st century curriculum to kids in our schools without 21st century infrastructure?" said Councilwoman Caitlin Copple, chair of the Missoula City Council’s Economic Development Subcommittee.

How the history of electricity explains municipal broadband

Should the FCC try to preempt state laws that block cities from building out publicly owned Internet infrastructure?

Los Angeles: The Beginning of Nationwide Wi-Fi?

In a response to a Los Angeles RFI for citywide broadband, Dutch start up Angie Communications said it would also build and operate a nationwide 4G network and a Wi-Fi network that reaches 90 percent of the population.

States Intruding On Local Broadband Decisions Stifles Innovation. And That’s Not Right!

If you want better broadband, vote for legislators who will support communities’ option to have public broadband.