December 2016

The State Should Work with WiredWest on a Regional Plan

2019-10-21T20:41:04-04:00December 6th, 2016|Notes From the Underserved, Get the Latest Info|

MBI was initially funded and created by emergency legistlation in 2008 with a mandate to bring broadband internet service to all 45 unserved communities. Instead, they spent $80M building the MB123 middle mile to 123 communities which they claimed would attract private companies to finish the last mile. It never did and now is a hindrance to [...]

September 2016

MBI Last Mile Policy September 29, 2016

2020-08-31T20:36:44-04:00September 29th, 2016|Archived Documents|

(Comments below) We are happy to see that MBI is encouraging "Regional cooperation" in this new Last Mile Policy. They are leaving it entirely up to towns to work out details, however some of the policies are contrary to operating a regional network, specifically: Ownership and required utilization of the MB123 middle mile. [...]

November 2014

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