PORTLAND — Sen. Angus King says too many Mainers are being denied a “gateway to economic and educational opportunity in the 21st century” by lack of high-speed Internet in the state. The independent from Maine spoke Monday at a regional broadband summit hosted by Next Century Cities and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The […]
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Fairpoint to use federal funds to expand rural Maine broadband
AUGUSTA — FairPoint Communications is getting nearly $80 million over six years to provide broadband Internet service to more rural Maine residents. The Portland Press Herald reports that the money is coming from the federal Connect America Fund, which was developed by the Federal Communications Commission to expand broadband service in high-cost areas. The company […]
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Coalition presses for more broadband in rural Maine
AUGUSTA — Supporters of a bill that seeks to increase access to high-speed Internet in Maine say it’s crucial to help economies in rural communities to grow. Assistant House Democratic Leader Sara Gideon of Freeport was joined by business leaders and others in Augusta on Tuesday to promote her bill that would provide more funding […]
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Time Warner makes its case to legislators at luxury resort
Fed up with slow Internet speeds offered by commercial services, some Maine cities and towns are turning to a new way to get high-speed broadband for their residents and businesses: doing it themselves. Maine ranks near the bottom of all 50 states in Internet speeds, which frustrates consumers and puts a damper on business. Legislators […]
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Maine looks to municipal leadership for increasing broadband Internet access
BIDDEFORD — Lee Ulrichsen, who operates a pottery business from her home on Nokomis Road in St. Albans, has spent hours fruitlessly uploading photos of her work to clients, only to have the files lost somewhere in the ether. “I have to follow up every email with an attachment with a phone call to make […]
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GWI sues Maine Fiber, alleges misuse of federal funds intended for statewide broadband expansion
PORTLAND — Great Works Internet, commonly known as GWI, filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing Maine Fiber Co., its CEO Dwight Allison and investor Robert Monks Jr. of misusing federal stimulus funds intended to expand high-speed broadband access in rural Maine. At issue is what’s known as the Three Ring Binder project, a statewide fiber-optic […]
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Maine lags rest of nation in broadband service
PORTLAND (AP) — When it comes to high-speed Internet service, Maine lags behind most of the nation. Analysts say only Montana has less capacity to offer education, medical assistance, commerce and economic development via the Web. Officials told The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1a0peUS ) the reasons for Maine’s poor broadband infrastructure include the state’s vast […]
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PUC changes broadband standards for Fairpoint
HALLOWELL — The Maine Public Utilities Commission voted Tuesday morning to change the obligations Fairpoint Communications must meet in respect to investing in the expansion of broadband availability in Maine. The commission’s chairman acknowledged that the vote will mean that some customers in rural Maine will not see their Internet speed improved, but that the […]