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Vermont Community Broadband Board works to install 2,000 miles of fiber optic cable during 2022
A group working to expand broadband internet services across rural Vermont says there will be at least 2,000 miles (over 3,200 kilometers) of fiber optic cable ready for installation during the 2022 construction season. Christine Hallquist, executive director the Vermont Community Broadband Board, announced Monday that three groups were working together to provide 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) of cable. NEK Broadband, the state’s largest communication union district, has arranged to buy another 1,000 miles of cable, Hallquist said.
Alaska is expecting infrastructure funds for broadband efforts
Alaska could receive more than $1 billion from the recently passed federal infrastructure package for high-speed broadband networks. According to Alaska Telecom Association executive director Christine O'Connor, that amount of funding would be “transformational.” “We’ve never seen an environment like this before for broadband,” she said. O’Connor was a member of a broadband task force established by Gov Mike Dunleavy (R-AK) that recently released a report on improving internet access.
Inside the ‘big wave’ of misinformation targeted at Latinos (Associated Press)
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Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 11/22/2021 - 13:11New Mexico sees TV tech as one fix to K-12 internet divide
Internet problems continue to slow down many students in the US state of New Mexico, but a pilot project using TV signals to transmit computer files may help. On November 18, state public education officials distributed devices to eight families in the city of Taos (NM) that allow schools to send them digital files via television. The boxes the size of a deck of cards allow digital television receivers to connect with computers using technology called datacasting.
Twitter rolls out redesigned misinformation warning labels (Associated Press)
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Submitted by benton on Wed, 10/13/2021 - 12:23Puerto Rico to install free internet in public housing
Puerto Rico’s government announced that it plans to offer free, high-speed internet to the more than 300 public housing projects across the US territory. Public Housing Administrator Alejandro Salgado said nearly all units will have internet access by the end of next year as part of the $11.8 million project. He said an internet connection has become an urgent need, especially for schoolchildren. Salgado said the service recently debuted in some of the island’s 78 municipalities, including Aguada, Arecibo and Isabela.