Broadband in the News

December

Dec. 3, 2024: Fox21 News Southern Colorado - Crowley County will soon be connected to fiber internet

November

Nov. 26, 2024: Government Technology - Colorado Towns Are First to Get Broadband with Federal Funds

Nov. 14, 2024: Connected Nation - States are in the driver's seat as the BEAD program finally gains momentum

September

Sept. 18, 2024: Government Market News - Colorado accepting applications for $826.5 million in BEAD funding

Sept. 18, 2024: LaVoz Colorado - Colorado Among the First to Implement Historic Broadband Investment

Sept. 18. 2024: Government Technology -  Colorado Taking Applications for Federal Broadband Funding

Sept. 11, 2024: CPR News - Some of Colorado’s most scenic roads are cell phone dead zones. Lawmakers want to change that

August

Aug. 23, 2024: Pew - Rural America Balances State and Federal Grants for Broadband Deployment

Aug. 9, 2024: Broadband Breakfast - NTIA Approves Colorado BEAD-Eligible Locations

Aug. 8, 2024: Broadband Breakfast - State Broadband Directors Share Advice on Speeding up BEAD

Aug. 8, 2024: The Pagosa Springs Sun - Colorado Department of Local Affairs awards Region 9 grant for broadband equipment

Aug. 6, 2024: Fierce - SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell says Starlink is very interested in BEAD

Aug. 5, 2024: Benton Institute - A Plan to Bridge the Digital Divide in Colorado

July

July 2024: Government Technology - Getting Connected: How Wide is the Digital Divide?

June

June 25, 2024: Benton Institute - What's Working: New broadband laws to help Colorado streamline distribution of $800+ million

June 24, 2024: The Divide Podcast - How Colorado is preparing to award $826M for BEAD

June 17, 2024: Government Technology - Federal Money at Hand, Colorado Poised to Hear from ISPs

June 12, 2024: KJCT News - Colorado receives $800 million to expand internet service with a focus on rural households

June 12, 2024: Fox21 News - $826.5 million high-speed broadband plan approved

June 11, 2024: Broadband Breakfast - NTIA Fully Approves BEAD Plans from Colorado and New Hampshire

June 11, 2024: Colorado Sun - Colorado’s $826.5 million plan to provide internet for all gets OK from Biden administration

June 11, 2024: NTIA - Biden-Harris Administration Approves Colorado and New Hampshire’s “Internet for All” Initial Proposals

June 4, 2024: Broadband Breakfast - Colorado Announces Additional CPF Winners

June 3, 2024: Telecompetitor - Two Entities Win Funding in Innovative Colorado Broadband Deployment Program

June 3, 2024: Broadband Communities - Colorado law compels MDU owners to provide access to ISPs

June 1, 2024: Colorado Sun - What’s Working: New broadband laws to help Colorado streamline distribution of $800+ million

May

May 30, 2024: Government Technology - What's New in Digital Equity: Colorado Broadband Laws Signed

May 28, 2024: BroadbandBreakfast - Colorado to Increase Locality Outreach in Summer Roadshow

May 17, 2024: WesternSlopeNow.com & KREX Tv - Western Colorado working on broadband connectivity 

May 6, 2024: Pagosa Daily Post - Southern Ute Indian Tribe activates Ignacio broadband

April

April 30, 2024: Durango Herald - Southern Ute tribe lights Ignacio with high-speed internet

April 6, 2024: Colorado Sun - Colorado is working on alternatives to a discount internet program ending in May

March

March 28, 2024: Colorado Sun - Federal data may be underestimating how many Coloradans have bad internet, report says

March 25, 2024: KOAA News5 Southern Colorado - Colorado to spend $1 billion on broadband

March 25, 2024: Fierce Telecom - Colorado union workers, ISPs lock horns over BEAD labor bill

March 22, 2024: telecompetitor - Colorado Recycles Broadband Funding, Awards $9.5M

March 15, 2024: National Skills Coalition - A Bold Vision for Digital Access & Equity in the Rocky Mountain State

March 15, 2024: Fierce Telecom - RDOF defaulters hinder state BEAD programs

February

Feb. 6, 2024: Colorado Sun - Discounted internet on track to end for 250,000 Colorado households in April

January

Jan. 17, 2024: Colorado Sun - Rural Colorado awarded $113.5 to build better broadband, but most applicants left empty-handed

Jan. 12, 2024: The Mountain Ear - Maverix Broadband secures grant to expand fiber optic broadband

Jan. 11, 2024: VoIP Review - Colorado Invests $113 Million for Statewide Broadband Expansion

Jan. 9, 2024: Broadband Communities - Rural sections of Colorado to benefit from funding awarded to dozens of broadband projects

Jan. 8, 2024: Ark Valley Voice - Colorado Broadband Office and Governor's Office Announce Advance Colorado Broadband Grant Program

Jan. 7, 2024: Longmont Leader - State funding to help expand Colorado's broadband infrastructure

Jan. 5, 2024: Broadband Breakfast - Colorado to Begin BEAD Challenge Process Next Week

Jan. 5, 2024: Fierce Telecom - Colorado unleashes $113M for broadband projects

Jan. 4, 2024: Broadband Breakfast - $113 Million in Broadband Grants Aim to Empower Colorado’s Local Providers

Jan. 3, 2024: Telecompetitor - Local Providers Win Big As Colorado Tentatively Awards $113.5M in Broadband Grants

Jan. 3, 2024: Statescoop - Colorado announces $113M in federal funds to address broadband needs, homelessness

November

Nov. 29, 2023: Construction Reporter - Colorado Reveals Ambitious Workforce Effort

Nov. 28, 2023: Telecompetitor - Colorado Broadband Director Has a Pragmatic Approach to BEAD

Nov. 22, 2023: Technology Reseller News - The Colorado Broadband Office and the Office of Future Work release the state’s Broadband Workforce Plan resolving workforce barriers to broadband deployment

Nov. 22, 2023: Government Technology - What's New in Digital Equity: Checking on the National Broadband Map 3.0

Nov. 21, 2023: StateScoop - Colorado Broadband Office publishes workforce plan

October

Oct. 13, 2023: Telecompetitor - Colorado Broadband Funding Program is Almost Four Times Oversubscribed

Oct. 7, 2023: Ski-Hi News - Faster internet speeds could be coming to Tabernash

September

Sept. 13, 2023: Colorado Politics - Colorado unveils first proposal to spend $826 million in broadband funds (subscription may be required)

Sept. 11, 2023: Capital & Main - With Federal Funding, Colorado Works to Shore Up Its Affordable Internet Program

August

Aug. 28, 2023: The Sum & Substance - Colorado mulling how to spend nearly $1 billion in broadband funding

Aug. 23, 2023: Ark Valley Voice - Community Leaders Call on Public Input to Help Access Federal Broadband Funding

Aug. 23, 2023: CPR News - Some areas of Colorado still don’t have high-speed internet, but new funding could change that

Aug. 17, 2023: StateTech - Colorado Looks to Advance Broadband Efforts with New Grants

Aug. 16, 2023: Broadband Breakfast - Bill Proposes to Modify ReConnect Program in Favor of Small Provider Applicants

Aug. 9, 2023: Fierce Telecom - Colorado BEAD plan is ‘agnostic’ to fiber versus fixed wireless

July

July 12, 2023: Montrose Daily Press - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law boosts broadband equity in Colorado; opens another door for DMEA

July 7, 2023: Colorado Newsline - 90% of Coloradans have good internet access. 99% is the goal, Polis says.

July 6, 2023: The Denver Post - In race to roll out broadband in Colorado, Bennet calls on local governments to tap into nearly $1B in federal funds

July 6, 2023: BizWest - Elected reps tout broadband bill that will provide $826M to Colorado

July 6, 2023: CBS Colorado - Broadband internet to provide some relief for businesses in rural parts of Colorado

July 6, 2023: Fox 31 KDVR - Colorado gets $826M to expand broadband access

July 6, 2023: Coloradoan - As Colorado gets $826M to boost high-speed internet access, Larimer hopes to get its share

July 6, 2023: Fierce Telecom - Colorado pledges 99% broadband connectivity by 2027

July 4, 2023: Fowler Tribune - Colorado welcomes over $826 Million in (BEAD) Funding for rural broadband infrastructure

July 4, 2023: VailDaily - Grants may be available for Eagle County’s rural areas to get broadband internet service

July 3, 2023: Denver 7 ABC News - Colorado is working quickly to ensure everyone has internet access, but there's still a ways to go

June

June 30, 2023: The Durango Herald - Over $820 million awarded to Colorado to improve broadband

June 28, 2023: The Daily Sentinel - A once-in-a-generation investment in our future

June 28, 2023: Fierce Telecom - States' BEAD excitement tempered by execution, mapping worries

June 27, 2023: Colorado Politics - Colorado granted over $826M to bring high-speed internet to all residents

June 27, 2023: The Denver Post - Feds award Colorado $826 million for broadband investment (subscription required)

June 27, 2023: Kiowa County Press - Colorado receiving $826M in federal funds for broadband improvement

June 27, 2023: Colorado Newsline - White House unveils $42.5B to connect every American to high-speed broadband internet

June 27, 2023: Marketplace - States get $42 billion to expand high-speed internet to underserved communities

June 27, 2023: Pagosa Daily Post - $826 Million in Broadband Funding Headed for Colorado

June 27, 2023: Ark Valley Voice - Colorado to receive more than $826 million in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Funding

June 27, 2023: The Colorado Sun - Colorado awarded $826.5 million from Biden administration to get everyone in the state decent broadband

June 26, 2023: Denver Business Journal - Colorado to receive over $846M to improve broadband access (subscription required)

June 26, 2023: Colorado Pols - Democrats Bring High-Speed Internet Access to Rural Colorado

June 26, Michael Bennet's Office - Bennet, Hickenlooper, Polis Welcome Over $826 Million in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Funding for Colorado from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

June 26, 2023: The Washington Post - Biden announces $42 billion to expand high-speed internet access (subscription required)

June 25, 2023: Colorado Politics - State grant applications open for broadband infrastructure projects in Colorado (subscription required)

June 25, 2023: The Denver Gazette - State grant applications open for broadband infrastructure projects in Colorado

June 23, 2023: The Prowers Journal - Southern Colorado Economic Development District Designated as Broadband-Ready Certified Community

June 21, 2023: StateScoop - Colorado opens $162M in broadband grants from American Rescue Plan

May

May 24, 2023: The Colorado Sun - Colorado repealed law limiting municipal internet, making it easier for towns to build their own

May 24, 2023: The Fast Mode - Broadband Maps Are Finished, but What Do We Do About Misrepresentation? 

May 24, 2023: The Herald Times - County Beat

May 7, 2023: Cord Cutters News - A Comcast Backed Law Banning Internet Competition Has Been Overturned

May 4, 2023: Government Technology - What's New in Digital Equity: Colorado Removes Broadband Barrier

May 3, 2023: Daily Kos - Colorado boots big telecom, lays groundwork to bring high-speed access to all

May 3, 2023: Broadband Breakfast - Colorado Law for Muni Broadband Networks, VETRO and COS Collaborate, South African Open Access

May 3, 2023: KOAA - New law helps rural counties apply for internet infrastructure funds

May 3, 2023: Techspot - Consumer groups score big win against Big Cable as Colorado ends restrictions on municipal broadband

May 3, 2023: Fierce Telecom - Colorado eliminates key hurdle for municipal broadband deployment

May 3, 2023: telecompetitor - New Colorado Law Eliminates a Restriction That Could Have Hindered Broadband Funding Opportunities

May 3, 2023: statescoop - Colorado lifts municipal broadband restrictions 

May 2, 2023: yahoo!life - New rules on how cities can improve internet

May 2, 2023: arstechnica - Colorado kills law that made it harder for cities to offer Internet service

May 2, 2023: Light Reading - Colorado governor signs bill removing municipal broadband barriers

April

April 23, 2023: Greeley Tribune - Colorado vying for $1 billion in federal funds to address broadband shortfalls

April 21, 2023: The Colorado Sun - Colorado’s effort to attract more federal broadband funding seems to be working

April 20, 2023: Telecompetior - The Mapping Dilemma: How Can States Ensure They Get The Best ‘Bang For Their Buck’?

April 19, 2023: The Prowers Journal - PEP Shares News of Broadband Expansion and Multi-Team Babe Ruth Tournament

April 14, 2023: Broadband Breakfast - Brieana Reed-Harmel: Capital Construction of a Municipal Broadband Utility 101

April 13, 2023: Light Reading - Report warns of BEAD funding delays due to municipal broadband bans

April 12, 2023: The Prowers Journal - SCEDD Broadband Initiative Updates

April 10, 2023: Telecompetitor - Two States Get Set to Award $362M in Broadband Funding

March

March 11, 2023: Benton Institute - 50 Ways the American Rescue Plan Act is Improving Internet Connectivity

March 7, 2023: Telecompetitor - Highline Offers Update on Colorado Fiber Build

March 6, 2023: KRDO - CSU Pueblo receives grant to increase broadband access across the city

February

Feb. 24, 2023: Forbes - Group Works To Bring Broadband To Coal Country

Feb. 24, 2023: Denver Business Journal - Colorado promotes discounted internet program after only 23% of eligible households enroll

Feb. 23, 2023: Government Technology - What’s New in Digital Equity: The Affordable Connectivity Program, Year One

Feb. 23, 2023: Ars Technica - After defending false data, Comcast admits another FCC broadband map mistake

Feb. 22, 2023: The Colorado Sun - Colorado goes analog to boost affordable internet program after just 23% of eligible households join

Feb. 22, 2023: StateScoop - Colorado leaders push FCC broadband discounts

Feb. 20, 2023: The Prowers Journal - SCEDD Broadband Initiative

Feb.16, 2023: Government Technology - What's New in Digital Equity: Colorado Launches Broadband Mapping Hub

Feb.16, 2023: StateScoop - Colorado Broadband Office launches online hub to find funding

Feb.14, 2023: NextTV - Comcast Becomes the Latest ISP Caught Giving Bad Coverage Map Data to the FCC

Feb. 10, 2023: Fierce Telecom - Google Fiber broadens footprint in Phoenix, Denver, plans affordable option

Feb. 10, 2023: Telecompetitor - Google Fiber Wins Colorado Network Deal

Feb. 10, 2023: Light Reading - Google Fiber plots more expansions in Colorado and Arizona

Feb. 6, 2023: Vail Daily - Eagle soft launches broadband project, looks forward to next phases

Feb. 4, 2023: NTD - Tennessee Aims to Join Growing Number of States Implementing Digital Driver’s Licenses

January

Jan. 28, 2023: SkyHiNews - Opinion | Patrick Brower: DigitalBridge will help with employee retention

Jan. 23, 2023: Steamboat Pilot & Today - Meghan Lukens: My first bills will address access to broadband, teacher licensure, affordable housing and more

Jan. 16, 2023: Fierce Telecom - Colorado broadband chief talks local deployment challenges, funding ops

Jan. 12, 2023: Fierce Telecom - FCC broadband map challenges top 350K as deadline looms

Jan. 12, 2023: Estes Park Trail Gazette - Public invited to correct, challenge FCC broadband map with poor service

Jan. 12, 2023: Yahoo - State wants your help on mapping broadband signal

Jan. 11, 2023: Fierce Telecom - Here’s who’s overseeing broadband efforts in each state

Jan. 11, 2023: The Coloradan - Larimer County, FCC need help updating broadband map to get funding

Jan. 11, 2023: The Durango Herald - Silverton finally gets broadband

Jan. 11, 2023: CBS Colorado - Thousands in Colorado seek funding to receive broadband internet

Jan. 10, 2023: CBS Colorado - Colorado officials say you can help expand broadband access

Jan. 10, 2023: The Durango Herald - Government leaders in S.W. Colorado ask Polis to take action on broadband access

Jan. 10, 2023: CBS News - SpaceX launches 40 OneWeb broadband satellites, lighting up overnight sky

Jan 6, 2023: CBS Colorado - Colorado officials say you can help expand broadband access

Jan 6, 2023: The Colorado Sun - Deadline nears for correcting Colorado locations with terrible broadband service