Fairlawn, Ohio, found out how to start municipal broadband, and the small town has reaped several rewards: more businesses, home value increases and a 50 percent sign-up rate. Last month Mayor Bill Roth of Fairlawn, Ohio, told National Public Radio affiliate Radio WOSU, that when he told...
"More and more communities are taking proactive steps to ensure that their communities are equipped with next-generation internet infrastructure. Their economic livelihood depends on it." By Jim Baller, Joanne Hovis and Ashley Stelfox / Coalition for Local Internet Choice and Masha Zager / Broadband Communities Click to...
This recent article from the Hartford Courant featured a mention of Board Chairman and President, Jessica Fowler. Connecticut as a whole is struggling with the lack of internet available to students, and as education moves more and more towards technology, students are noticing the "internet...
Recently, the EPA and the Department of Agriculture have selected Eastport and Millinocket, Maine as partners in an initiative to help small towns use broadband service for economic development. "'Broadband projects can bring more than connectivity to communities,' said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. 'By supporting economic...
With the struggle of local, family-owned farms competing against corporate grocers and factory farmers, NOW is the time to integrate agriculture and internet. According to the USDA State Agriculture Overview, there are 440,000 acres in Connecticut dedicated to farm operations. Broadband connectivity, just like the...
