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Ziply Fiber to Bring FTTH 22 New Markets in 2021

Ziply Fiber to Bring FTTH 22 New Markets in 2021 Share Ziply Fiber Kirkland, Washington–Ziply Fiber announced plans to bring gig-speed fiber Internet service to an additional 22 markets across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana this calendar year. This expansion will focus mostly on smaller and rural towns, and is part of the company’s multi-year $500 million investment in its network and improved service in both urban and rural settings throughout the region. This announcement comes on the heels of last week’s launch of fiber service in Moscow, Idaho, the company’s 16 th new fiber market since it began its four-state fiber expansion last spring, after acquiring the Northwest assets of Frontier Communications for $1.35 billion. Since that time, the company has hired more than 400 new employees and has laid more than 1,000 miles of new fiber to help improve internet connectivity in rural areas to be on par with larger metropolitan areas, and has added thousands of

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Articles by Melissa Santos Melissa Santos is Crosscut’s staff reporter covering state politics and the Legislature. She came to Crosscut from The Seattle Times editorial board, where she wrote columns and opinion pieces focusing on state government. Prior to that, she spent eight years as a reporter at The News Tribune in Tacoma, including five years covering the state Capitol. Find her on Twitter at @MelissaSantos1 or email at melissa.santos@crosscut.com. Latest from Melissa Santos

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Federal money to SpaceX may hurt public broadband efforts in Washington state

Federal money to SpaceX may hurt public broadband efforts in Washington state March 9, 2021 at 12:41 pm SpaceX’s Starlink antenna connects with a network of satellites to provide high-speed internet access. (SpaceX Starlink Photo) You might think Russ Elliott would be pleased about private companies winning $223 million in federal subsidies to expand broadband in rural Washington state. Instead, Elliott the director of the state’s broadband office is frustrated. He’s under direction from Washington’s Legislature to bring the entire state up to superfast internet speeds by 2028. Yet in December, the federal government announced plans to award hundreds of millions of dollars to companies Elliott is afraid won’t meet the state’s standards.

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Despite internet challenges, teachers, parents and students on Spokane Reservation go extra mile to make remote learning work

Despite internet challenges, teachers, parents and students on Spokane Reservation go extra mile to make remote learning work
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Despite internet challenges, teachers, parents and students on Spokane Reservation go extra mile to make remote learning work

Every Monday, Amber Payne and Drew Davis drive half a mile from their home near Ford on the Spokane Reservation to pick up packets of school work for their three kids, ages 5, 8 and 11. They are among the majority of families on the reservation who don’t have an internet connection to participate in online classes after Wellpinit schools returned to remote learning amid rising COVID-19 cases. Teachers and administrators estimate about 1 in 4 students on the reservation have internet access at home, a deficit they say is hurting students’ learning and well-being. The federal government stepped in to help when Congress passed a roughly $3 trillion pandemic relief package in March, sending $8 billion to tribal governments. The Spokane Tribe invested $4.7 million in a broadband project that would provide wireless internet to most of the reservation, but a year-end deadline to spend the funds threatens the critical infrastructure work.

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