All posts tagged "broadband"
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Opinion: Mills’ broadband bureaucracy grows larger with more Biden bucks
Earlier this month, the Treasury Department approved a plan to invest $110 million “to strengthen...
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Opinion: Mills’ broadband bureaucracy expands with massive infusions of Biden bucks
Earlier this month, the Treasury Department approved a plan to invest $110 million...
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Southport voters rescind authority for locally-owned broadband network
Residents of Southport voted on June 28 to overturn approval for a fiber...
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Do we really need 100 different federal programs to fund broadband?
President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill apportioned $1.2 trillion for such projects as roads, bridges,...
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Hampden voters right to reject $4.5 million bond to establish municipal-owned broadband network
This past election day, Mainers faced two contentious statewide ballot questions, but many...
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What’s for Maine in the Senate’s compromise infrastructure bill?
According to estimates from the White House, Maine will receive just over $1.9...
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Biden’s ‘infrastructure’ bill: High cost, little reward
If the administration wanted to pass these items not directly tied to infrastructure,...
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There’s no need for a government-owned network in Knox County
Many advocates in Maine and around the nation have highlighted the need for...
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Satellite internet panned after only a few months in Maine
The internet is a critical service — everyone can agree on that —...
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Why Mainers should be skeptical of the bond questions in the July primary election
In the past 13 years, Maine voters have approved 38 of 39 bond...
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Maine Legislature acts on COVID-19, gives Gov. Mills broad authority to respond
The Maine Legislature adjourned Tuesday evening after a marathon session where the body...
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Broadband expansion and budget priorities
Maine’s Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology is holding a public hearing Tuesday...
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Overregulation threatens efforts in Maine to expand broadband
The internet in Maine is getting faster and easier to use than ever...
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Maine needs more broadband investment, not more government regulation
It’s hard to imagine a time when we didn’t have the internet. From...
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Lawmakers reject 3 of 4 bonds, approve RCV for presidential elections during special session
Lawmakers returned to Augusta on Monday to debate several bonds proposed by Governor...
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Maine Legislature reconvenes next week to consider governor’s bond proposals
Governor Janet Mills issued a proclamation Monday calling the legislature back to the...
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What did Maine lawmakers accomplish in 2019?
The first session of the 129th Legislature adjourned in mid-June, making it critical...
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Net neutrality is bad policy for Maine and the nation
In our modern day and age, roughly nine out of 10 American adults...
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Efficient expansion of broadband requires responsible, targeted investment
This week, lawmakers on Maine’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee will hold a...
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Microsoft’s ‘Airband Initiative’ serves rural Maine without government’s clumsy hand
Twenty-three million Americans–about 39 percent of the population–do not have access to broadband...
