Stay connected:
Submitted: June 8, 2011 - 7:41pm
Originally published: June 8, 2011
Last updated: June 8, 2011 - 7:43pm
Originally published: June 8, 2011
Last updated: June 8, 2011 - 7:43pm
Source:
Daily Yonder
Author:
Craig Settles
Location:
Powell, WY, United States
[Commentary] How does a town of 5000 people in a sparsely populated region get its own fiber-to-household broadband system -- WITHOUT relying on federal funding? Powell, Wyoming, is one of the great broadband success stories of the decade.
Links to Sources
- Login or register to post comments
- Email this page
Related
- Ten States Where The Internet Is Too Slow
- Making the Most of Broadband: Think Small
- 23 BTOP Grants Announced
- Study: broadband boosts jobs, but not salaries
- Looking at BTOP/BIP Applications
- The Case for Publicly Owned Internet Service
- Daytona Chamber of Commerce Pushes Fiber Network
- Why Are Telecom Companies Blocking Rural America From Getting High-Speed Internet?
- Why Chattanooga Represents Broadband’s Future
- Who Really Owns Your Phone?
- Want 50Mbps Internet in your town? Threaten to roll out your own
- Municipal broadband service is a matter of fairness
- NTIA Names Round 2 BTOP Award Winners
- Speedy Web Vital
- Switchboard in the Sky
National Broadband Plan
Learn more about:
Location
Javascript is required to view this map.
Ratings
Recommendation:
1
Informative:
0
Accuracy:
0
Login to rate this headline.