Broadband in the News
Broadband in Colorado is a hot topic. Enjoy our archive of local news and media stories surrounding broadband in our state and our work here at the CBO!
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
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