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 …
Learn more about the features and functionality of the new State Broadband Portal by watching this short video:
On the November 3, multiple cities and counties had ballot measures for exemption from SB 05-152. All of these measures passed. See below for information about the election results: …
Article regarding ‘Dig-Once’ legislation. Link: Bipartisan ‘Dig-Once’ Legislation Provides Hope for Broadband Expansion
Article regarding release of the Broadband Opportunities Council report. Link: The US is overhauling dozens of policies to promote high-speed internet access
Article about connecting rural communities. Link: ‘The New Connected Countryside’ Aims to Give Rural America a Road Map to Broadband
As OIT prepares for the new broadband data collection process, we delivered the last data set to the NTIA for the State Broadband Initiative. Overall we received very good participation …
A cherished frontier tradition from the Old West—friends and neighbors pulling together for a common cause—has helped bring 21st-century telecommunications technology to a remote school and the community it serves …
Here’s an often overlooked fact: The same grant that funded the broadband mapping efforts and our Local Technology Planning Team project had a third component; to help Colorado’s rural schools …