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Towns ask state to improve reliability of 'middle mile' internet network


Towns ask state to improve reliability of ‘middle mile’ internet network
  
Published: 4/22/2021 10:41:25 AM
Citing recent problems, leaders of more than a dozen publicly owned broadband systems are asking a state tech agency to make the “middle mile” network more reliable, preventing service gaps that leave people in rural areas without phones as well as internet access.
The state, in response, says towns are in a position to find solutions as well, by working with the network’s operator and their internet service provider.
“It’s going to take some money and some time, we acknowledge that,” Jim Drawe of Cummington, executive director of WiredWest, wrote in a letter this week to Carolyn Kirk, executive director of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. WiredWest represents towns that used state money, and some of their own, to build fiber networks. ....

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Athol Daily News - State extends wireless hotspot program through June, option added for indoor hotspots


State extends wireless hotspot program through June, option added for indoor hotspots
The Hawley Highway Garage on Route 8A is a Wi-Fi hotspot for residents. The Baker-Polito Administration has extended the hotspot program through the end of June, benefiting Hawley and eight other towns in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region. Staff Photo/PAUL FRANZ
Modified: 12/28/2020 3:03:40 PM
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The Baker-Polito Administration has extended the free wireless hotspot program launched in unserved Massachusetts towns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, benefiting nine Franklin County and North Quabbin communities.
The existing outdoor hotspots will be extended to June 30, 2021, and the state has offered 24 communities the option to add an indoor hotspot for free to provide connectivity in the winter. This expanded effort was made possible by the broadband funding announced in the statewide Economic Recovery Plan, launched Oct. 22. ....

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