By Sen. Jennifer S. Boysko
THE FOUNDATION of modern life has changed over the past year. Many of us are working from home and many of our kids are attending virtual school.
The pandemic has also highlighted the divide between rural and urban communities when it comes to high-speed broadband internet access.
Everyone deserves access to high-speed internet, and partnerships like the one recently announced by All Points Broadband, Northern Neck Electric Cooperative (NNEC), and Dominion Energy in Virginiaâs Northern Neck are bringing diverse organizations together to tackle this challenge head on.
As the chair of the Broadband Advisory Council, I have worked to support partnerships like this, which will be critical to deploy broadband in some of the most difficult-to-serve regions in our commonwealth.
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All telephone users in the 219 and 574 area codes of northern Indiana are encouraged to start using 10-digit dialing instead of seven digit to make local phone calls this month.
NITCO customers can start using 10-digit dialing immediately, since all other carriers are now ready to convert to 10 digit dialing. The full transition will be mandatory by Oct. 24 of this year.
The Federal Communications Commission is requiring this change to accommodate the implementing of the national â988â National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which will be fully applied by July 16, 2022.
Residential and business customers in the 219 and 574 area codes should be aware of the following:
Petersham fetes completion of high-speed broadband project
Broadband crews prepare for the final fiber road crossing of Petersham s now completed broadband project. Contributed photo
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PETERSHAM The Town of Petersham announced on March 29 that it has received its full Last Mile Grant funding in the amount of $880,000 from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, marking the completion of the High Speed Fiber Optic Broadband Project that has been more than 12 years in the making.
Petersham becomes the 30th town among the 53 (partially served and unserved) Central and Western Massachusetts communities to have completed its Broadband Project.
Actual construction began just one year ago as part of Petersham’s partnership with Matrix Connected Fiber. According to Broadband MLP Board Chairman Chip Bull, “Petersham’s broadband project was by far and away the most ambitious and technically challenging project ever undertaken by the Tow
Support terminal renovations
Spur development of multi-modal connections to nations airports to reduce vehicle traffic
Fund the Health Ports Program; designed to reduce air and noise pollution impacting neighborhoods near ports, which are disproportionately communities of color
Addressing Historical Community Fragmentation from Infrastructure Development
$20 billion
Support development of advanced carbon-sink payments and longer-lasting infrastructure
An additional $50 billion is dedicated to improving “infrastructure resilience,” or the ability to recover from disruptions such as natural disasters and terrorist attacks, with a focus on investment in disadvantaged communities and shoring up natural ecosystem services that can mitigate extreme weather impacts. The Plan makes note that the Biden Administration would seek to streamline infrastructure permitting, but the likelihood of success of such efforts is in doubt. The Trump Administration also attempted to expedite envir
Posted By Iridian Casarez on Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 12:47 PM click to enlarge Yurok Tribe The newly completed 150-foot tower bringing high-speed internet to one of the most remote parts of the Yurok Reservation. The Yurok Connect Broadband Project team finished installing a new 150-foot tower in Wautec yesterday, linking one of the remote parts of the Yurok Reservation to high-speed internet. “Access to high-speed internet will significantly improve the everyday lives of Yurok citizens and non-Indian reservation residents,” said Yurok Tribal Chair Joseph L. James. “This project will facilitate progress in several key areas, including, education, healthcare and economic development. When it comes to developing a prosperous community, in