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In an effort to implement net neutrality requirements for the Internet service providers involved in public contracts, state lawmakers have proposed a bill to codify an existing executive order.

Mahaska Communication Group officials said they plan to begin constructing the underground broadband network in early 2022, and hope to finish the project by late 2024 or early 2025.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced that an additional $100 million will be used for broadband expansion through the newly minted Connect Maryland initiative to bridge the state’s digital divide.

To help improve broadband connectivity across Indiana, state government officials are encouraging Hoosiers to test their Internet speed through a website created by the Indiana Broadband Strategic Partnership.

Hampden, Maine, town councilors have now voted with a majority to borrow $4.5 million to build a community fiber-optic network that would reach every home and business in the Bangor bedroom community.

As New York Gov. Kathy Hochul takes office, the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) hopes that her previous local government experience can help with the group’s priorities, including broadband.

The $1 million investment, approved by the Allegany County Board of Commissioners, will go toward equipment for six sites. The money comes from CARES Act funding and a state grant.

If the federal infrastructure bill makes it through the House of Representatives and receives President Joe Biden's signature, $65 billion will go to broadband. What does that really mean, though, for America's future?

'This is not a luxury in many cases. It's an essential connection.' U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt said these words Wednesday afternoon at the Boone County Government Center during a roundtable discussion on broadband.

Plus, Code for America teams with the U.S. Treasury Department on a tax portal, Pittsburgh launches a new public health dashboard with an equity focus, and North Carolina promotes rural broadband work.

Pennsylvania could receive $100 million to expand broadband infrastructure and subsidize service and devices for families who have access but can't afford it, such as low-income families in Philadelphia.

No matter their political views, rural Pennsylvanians see the federal infrastructure bill as a potentially great development for their communities. Otherwise, the business case for their Internet may never develop.

Tens of thousands of people in Alamance and Randolph counties in North Carolina don't have broadband access. Both counties lag behind national trends in high-speed Internet access.

Both Eddie Kim and Ying Chan have decades of experience in both the public and private sectors. The appointments fill out Lloyd’s executive IT team within the the city of San Jose, Calif.

Measurement Lab, Marconi Society, and X-Lab at Penn State University is working with the Cuyahoga County Office of Innovation and Performance on the survey, which will be on the county’s website through November.

Plus, Baltimore makes concentrated effort to distribute computers with free Internet service to residents; Bloomington, Ind., invites applicants for second year of digital equity grants; and more.

The residents of Pennsylvania who don’t have access to high-speed Internet — or can’t afford it — will get help from the government if the House passes the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill, officials say.

As the city of Anacortes expands it high-speed fiber Internet network, state and federal funds may help get the city wired up sooner, staff said in a presentation to the Anacortes City Council.