broadband

Published
May 9, 2022

Bath library working to bridge the digital divide

Patten Free Library is partnering with the National Center for Digital Equity to bring free digital literacy classes like "internet safety" and "iPhone basics" to Bath.
Published
April 10, 2022

After years of buffering, Georgetown on the verge of high-speed internet

Georgetown Broadband, a company formed in 2020 dedicated to bringing high-speed internet access, started installing fiber-optic cables on March 24. The group's leaders hope to begin providing service sometime this summer.
Published
April 4, 2022

Consolidated Communications building big fiber-optic internet network in Maine

The telecom company intends to offer the service to 150,000 Maine homes and businesses by the end of 2022.
Published
March 13, 2022

Maine Voices: Broadband is health policy by another name

Connectivity, even more than your doctors or health systems, has a direct impact on the most important predictors of your long-term health.
Published
March 9, 2022

Spectrum doubling its base internet speed for customers in Portland

The move is part of an effort to boost basic-plan speeds this year in all markets in the company's 41-state service area.
Published
March 8, 2022

Maine Voices: Making Maine’s high-speed internet dreams come true

An engaged community can fundamentally alter the economics of a broadband project.
Published
March 7, 2022

Idaho-based company completes purchase of longstanding Unity telecom UniTel

The sale to Direct Communications, based in Rockland, Idaho, is expected to provide the capital that will allow UniTel to expand and upgrade the fiber optic network in the communities that it serves.
Published
February 25, 2022

Maine gets another $28 million for rural broadband expansion

The federal grant will fund a public-private partnership to extend high-speed internet service to thousands of people in unserved parts of the state.
Published
January 31, 2022

GWI to expand fiber-optic broadband networks in 5 Maine communities

The planned fiber-optic expansion will be accessible to 12,000 homes and businesses, including some in South Portland.
Published
January 9, 2022

First leader of Maine Connectivity Authority sworn in

Andrew Butcher is tasked with leading the effort to improve broadband access in the state.

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