Colorado wants to increase broadband internet across the entire state

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There's a plan to make sure everyone in Colorado has access to high-speed internet. The state just received $500 million from the American Rescue Plan to make it happen. The reality is so many of our neighbors in rural counties and even in parts of Colorado Springs can not get access to broadband internet. For those who can, it may be expensive or unreliable; the Advance Colorado Broadband Grant Program will help put an end to that. Executive Director of the Colorado Broadband Office Brandy Reitter says, "It is very cost-prohibitive for [internet service providers] to make some of the investments necessary in our state to expand access." But the program is going to help internet providers pay for the infrastructure to give everyone affordable internet. "You know, it's like we're building the bridge, and the [internet service providers] are building local roads that connect to that bridge. So that's probably the easiest way to explain it", says Reitter.


Colorado wants to increase broadband internet across the entire state