Comcast and Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Invest Nearly $3 Million to Expand Broadband Service to 600 Homes in and around the Tribe’s Community Campus The following news release was issued by Comcast West Division on March 29, 2021 Auburn, Washington – Comcast and Muckleshoot Indian Tribe today announced expanded broadband service to 600 homes and businesses located on tribal and non-tribal …
Washington achieves significant improvements to school connectivity, surpasses national average for student bandwidth
Olympia, Washington (February 12, 2021) – Washington state and school district leaders have made huge strides in their efforts to improve school connectivity across the state, according to data published by nonprofit Connected Nation through its Connect K-12 program website. “Access to high-speed internet is essential to preparing our students to compete in today’s workforce — and basic connectivity is …
UPDATE: List of States Funding Rural Broadband Gets Even Longer
by Jessica Denson Director of Communications, Connected Nation Bowing Green, KY (May 14, 2019) – Earlier this month, Connected Nation took a closer look at the action states are taking to expand rural broadband access. Many state lawmakers are choosing to move forward now rather than wait for federal funding. Less than two weeks later, we can add nearly another …
State Funding in Washington for Rural Broadband a ‘Start,’ County Leaders Say
Editor’s Note: May 13-20 is the 7th annual Infrastructure Week. America’s future will be shaped by the infrastructure choices we make today and that includes expanding broadband access. So let’s #BuildForTomorrow. To learn more about this week, click here. The following was published in the Daily Chronicle on May 10, 2019 by Alex Brown The $21.5 million in Washington state’s construction budget …