Social Media, Connectivity & Communications

"All (the grant) is doing is providing federal funding to a new competitor in the valley, and the rest of us have to compete without that money," said Scott Johnson, president of Bozeman-based Global Net, a wireless Internet company.

Another $90 million in federal stimulus funding to expand high-speed Internet is coming Montana’s way, for projects on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and rural Gallatin County, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today.

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The grant to Communication Service for the Deaf Inc. (CSD) "intends to expand broadband adoption among people who are deaf and hard of hearing, and provide them with tools to more fully participate in the digital economy."

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"We set up this site to thank you for your enthusiasm, to share our experiences as we move forward with our project, and to provide additional resources for anyone interested in ultra high-speed Internet access," the site said.

From 1 July every Finn will have the right to access to a 1Mbps (megabit per second) broadband connection.

Nearly 84 percent of the state’s population, or about 520,000 people, age 18 to 64 have high-speed Internet available where they live.

“This is what we have been working toward for the past two years, ever since I came onboard,” said Todd Marriott, Utopia’s executive director. “Under this model, the cities will not be spending any additional money until they are assured of a return on their investment.”

Federal stimulus funds targeted at rural America may help, but some telecommunications companies question whether it’s the best use of tax dollars.