We can connect Leeds homes still unserved by broadband at a fraction of the cost of a government-owned network.
Internet
Arrowsic residents likely won’t get broadband internet until next year
Arrowsic Broadband Authority member Don Hudson estimated the project could be completed by mid-2022, but that may change based on the availability of equipment and contractors to install it.
Another View: Make new internet networks future proof
A one-time investment in the information superhighway should not stick users in the slow lane.
Our View: Maine should build its internet networks for the future
In a rare opportunity, millions in state and federal funding are available for high-speed internet. Maine must make them count for the long haul.
Maine moves to future-proof taxpayer-funded broadband by raising standards
Some people argue that current standards should stay in place until underserved areas are connected but others say faster speeds are needed now.
I made Molly Yeh’s popcorn salad, and it’s easier to swallow than all the Internet vitriol
A video from Food Network’s Molly Yeh for popcorn salad elicits immense internet criticism that it didn’t really deserve.
Commentary: Broadband is good. Sprawl is not. How can Maine have one without the other?
Critical to success are multiple-community planning and engagement as well as local leadership.
Our View: Remote work makes for healthier planet, happier employees
Working from home is one aspect of the COVID era that should outlive the pandemic.
Our View: Broadband funding is a new New Deal
Like rural electrification in the 20th century, internet access and affordability could improve lives in the 21st.
Commentary: Prospects for broadband growth at critical point in Maine
Regulatory change could enable much-needed fast, reliable and affordable fiber internet access – if legacy phone, power and cable companies don’t block it.