A new report says Maine could soon face a shortage of as many as 4,400 workers in the industry, depending on how fast and extensively broadband access is expanded.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Grants will bring high-speed internet to 16,000 homes and businesses in rural Maine
Brookton and 10 surrounding communities will get high-speed broadband through an $8.1 million grant announced by the Maine Connectivity Authority this week.
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Maine to receive $5.5 million in federal money to expand internet access statewide
Maine becomes the first state to receive the funding as part of a federal push for broadband improvements meant to give every American access to high-speed internet service.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Fidium Fiber expansion in Maine includes Lewiston, Auburn in 2023
Broadband internet service provider with gigabit speeds expected to change online experience for residential customers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine to get $110 million to expand high-speed internet
Starting this fall, the money is expected to be used on projects to reach rural areas.
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After years of buffering, Georgetown on the verge of high-speed internet
Georgetown Broadband, a company formed in 2020 dedicated to bringing high-speed internet access, started installing fiber-optic cables on March 24. The group’s leaders hope to begin providing service sometime this summer.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Consolidated Communications building big fiber-optic internet network in Maine
The telecom company intends to offer the service to 150,000 Maine homes and businesses by the end of 2022.
Posted inMaine, News
Somerset County initiative looks to provide broadband to all homes within 3 years
The Somerset Economic Development Corp. is weighing proposals and other options to advance its goal of 100% fiber-to-the-home coverage in Somerset County.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Spectrum doubling its base internet speed for customers in Portland
The move is part of an effort to boost basic-plan speeds this year in all markets in the company’s 41-state service area.
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Maine gets another $28 million for rural broadband expansion
The federal grant will fund a public-private partnership to extend high-speed internet service to thousands of people in unserved parts of the state.