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Public Safety
Broadband is critical for public safety across the state. RTD and the FBI can use footage from and real-time video to support safer communities.
Smart Farming
Ranchers and farmers on Colorado's Eastern Plains use technology to work smarter and run efficient businesses.
Tribal Nations
The Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribes live in very remote parts of southwest Colorado and have been on the wrong side of the digital divide for far too long.
Older Adults
Quinsight, a nonprofit in Boulder County, is helping Colorado's aging population gain the access and skills needed to use the internet.
Vision Statement
Coloradans should have equal access to affordable, fast, and reliable broadband service.
Mission Statement
We are committed to enabling the development of a statewide digital communications infrastructure through public-private partnerships to meet the growing demand for broadband access in the key sectors of public safety, education, health care, transportation and for all Coloradans.
News and Events
As part of the BEAD process the CBO requested public comment on the Final Proposal before submission to the NTIA. The public comment period was held to promote transparency and gather feedback from all of CBO’s stakeholders.
The CBO submitted our Final Proposal for the BEAD grant awards to the NTIA on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
The Final Proposal details the outcomes of the NTIA’s Benefit of the Bargain Round of applications, presenting a map of areas in Colorado that will receive BEAD funding, information on awarded providers, and proposed funding amounts. Colorado intends to connect 48% of eligible locations via fiber, 50% through low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite, and 2% using wireless providers.