This article from the July 2018 issue of Broadband Communities Magazine highlights the Estes Park, Colorado project to utilize aerial conduit for its smart grid and for a potential future …
Recent news highlighting the importance of broadband access for healthcare, including a visit to Grand Junction by the Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission.
The USDA recently launched a webpage to highlight resources to help rural communities bridge the broadband e-Connectivity infrastructure gap. This website provides information on the numerous USDA programs that provide …
One of the highlights for the broadband community in Colorado is the annual Mountain Connect Broadband Development Conference. As has become the custom, this year’s conference was bigger and better …
Check out this article summarizing a the SHLB Webinar that Tony Neal-Graves and Jordan Beezley participated in: Public-Private Partnerships, Local Involvement Central to Colorado Broadband Success
A recent study by the Blandin Foundation shows three out of five counties would see the annual collective benefit from broadband. Read the article at GovTech.com
PCMag Fastest ISPs 2018 (All ISPs category): “It would take a concentrated effort to unseat Google Fiber in this spot. That’s exactly what you get with the gigabit (that’s 1,000 …
Colorado is ranked fifth in Frontier Business’s ten friendliest states for online business. Read more here: 10 Friendliest States for Online Business in 2018
A team of students from the Colorado University Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program recently completed a case study on the social impact of broadband. The study evaluates the town of Red Cliff, …
Check out the recording and the slides from the CBO/CDOT Telecommunications Infrastructure Strategic Plan Overview webinar from April 25, 2018. In case you missed it, here is a brief overview …
On April 2, Governor Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 18-002 into law, a bill that that provides approximately $115 million to the Broadband Fund over the next six years. The Fund …
Both wired and wireless communications services require significant amounts of physical infrastructure, and Colorado’s geographical challenges have limited that infrastructure investment in our rural areas. While the absence of infrastructure …
The Broadband Team was formed within the Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) in 2012 with a staff of two and a directive to “fix the broadband problem.” Our initial …
This article from Slate.com contains a great overview of the mapping efforts at the national level, highlighting the issues encountered with the data sources, collection process, methods of defining “served”. …
Our Broadband Mapping Team has begun reaching out to providers to ask for their biannual data submission. The data submission window is open through March 2, 2018. The Mapping Team …
This page will be a go-to source for CAF Phase II Auction information for Coloradans. New information, resources, and events will be posted here as they are made available. OIT …
The October 2017 broadband coverage data is now available. There are two ways to access the data: View the data on the interactive Colorado Broadband Map Download the GIS data …
In an effort to keep everyone aware of potential funding opportunities we wanted to highlight two funding opportunities that are either active or will be implemented in the upcoming future. …
Our Broadband Mapping Team has begun reaching out to providers to ask for their biannual data submission. The data submission window is open through August 18, 2017. We understand that …
On Friday March 3, Governor Hickenlooper announced Anthony (Tony) Neal-Graves as the executive director to lead Colorado’s Broadband Office. Neal-Graves will be responsible for driving the state’s broadband strategy, utilizing …
Please see the following message from the USDA regarding the NOSA for the Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Programs. For more information please contact Pattie Snidow with USDA …
Mountain Connect will take place May 22-24, 2017 at the Keystone Resort & Conference Center. The main conference focus for this year will be “Building Sustainable Communities Through Smart Networks”. …
Watch Governor John Hickenlooper’s 2017 State of The State Address to learn about how the State of Colorado will focus on broadband in 2017. For full text of the speech …
OIT Broadband’s newest effort, in coordination with the Department of Local Affairs, is the development of a Broadband Planning Map. This new database will build upon and enhance the current …
Information provided by Pattie Snidow, USDA Rural Development The USDA Telecommunications Program will host a series of six webinars focused on the new application intake system: RD Apply. The …