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Decision Time: Choosing the Right Broadband Solution for Your Community
Advice from ConnectMaine's Executive Director Peggy Schaffer on navigating the decision making stage of the community broadband process.
Sep 3, 20213 min read
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Welcome Maine Connectivity Authority Board
TO: The Board of the Maine Connectivity Authority From: The Maine Broadband Coalition - Advisory Committee Greetings Incoming Board...
Aug 18, 20213 min read
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Principles for Infrastructure Funding For Maine's Federal Delegation
To: Senators Susan Collins + Angus King Representatives Chellie Pingree + Jared Golden Thank you all for your individual and collective...
Jul 30, 20212 min read
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2021 Broadband Policy Priorities Gaining Traction
In January the Maine Broadband Coalition’s Policy committee proposed a few critical priorities for the legislative season to be further...
May 19, 20213 min read
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2021 Broadband Caucus Profiles: Representative Melanie Sachs (D - Freeport/Pownal)
Melanie Sachs has attended 4 out of the 5 sessions of the 2021 Broadband Caucus. Check out the video below to hear why she is...
Apr 21, 20212 min read
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Closing in on 20k: Maine Speed Testing Matters!
by Stephenie MacLagan of ConnectMaine You know what's hard to do in this pandemic? Maintain contact with our fellow Mainers who have...
Mar 26, 20212 min read
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More Broadband, Less Sprawl
by Nancy Smith for GrowSmart Maine Though I am not a planner, as the head of GrowSmart Maine, I have worked with planners for more than...
Mar 23, 20212 min read
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Planning and Infrastructure Grant Writing Tips
By Tracy Scheckel The ConnectMaine Authority has opened its first grant round since the voters approved the $15 million bond in July...
Mar 17, 20212 min read
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Starlink: One Mainer’s Experience As A Beta Tester
By Joe Meadows (Liberty, Maine) My wife and I live on an island in a pond (most people would call it a lake, as it’s several hundred...
Mar 12, 20219 min read
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Help Maine's Legislators Get Up To Speed on Broadband
By Nancy Smith Maine Broadband Coalition membership is growing each week, now totaling over 1600! Your collective voice is powerful in...
Dec 18, 20202 min read
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Potential Criteria for Broadband B Corporations
By Fletcher Kittredge GWI was recently certified by B Labs as a B Corporation. B Corporations “are businesses that meet the highest...
Dec 8, 20204 min read
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Speed Testing - The Bedrock of Network Improvement Planning
Affordable high-speed internet access is more important now than ever before. Community broadband networks serve a myriad of critical...
Nov 17, 20203 min read
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Maine West Broadband Bootcamp Seeks to Get Communities Ready
The key to expanding high speed internet service throughout Maine is generating demand for service so that internet service providers can...
Sep 24, 20204 min read
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Universal Internet Access for Maine - The Future Just Got Brighter
By Tracy Scheckel As the world is in the throes of a historic, albeit tragic COVID-19 pandemic, more than 76% of voters in Maine came...
Aug 4, 20203 min read
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MBC Testimony for in Support of LD 2134
MBC testimony to the Joint Standing Committee for Appropriations and Financial Affairs - 3.11.20
Mar 11, 20202 min read
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Reliability of Rural Broadband Networks
While broadband alone is not sufficient for creating a vibrant society, towns that lack broadband lose economic viability and population.
Dec 11, 20194 min read
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Why We Won't Fail
It is more important than ever that we continue to to support and amplify voices around the State
Sep 9, 20192 min read
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Now Is The Time to Invest in Broadband
The time for Maine Legislators to commit to economic prosperity and community vitality in Maine is now. Literally now. Not in 3 years....
Aug 29, 20191 min read
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Legislative Update: 1st Regular Session of the 129th Legislative Session
By Nancy Smith:Â GrowSmart Maine One of the most significant advances for broadband in Maine this year was a significant increase in...
Jul 18, 20195 min read
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Why Build Open Access Networks
by Fletcher Kittredge, CEO GWI GWI wants to offer superior broadband to all Maine citizens and businesses. Superior broadband is very...
Sep 6, 20183 min read
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