Estes Park, Colorado, to Ask Voters to Reclaim Authority in February
The recent Colorado elections in Boulder, San Miguel County, Yuma County, Rio Blanco County, Wray, Yuma, Red Cliff, and Cherry Hills Village have inspired Estes Park. According to a recent Trail...
View ArticleRio Blanco County Plans for Deployment in Colorado
Earlier this month, voters in several Colorado communities decided to approve ballot measures to reclaim local telecommunications authority. One of those places, Rio Blanco County in the northwest...
View ArticleRural Rio Blanco County Builds Open Access Fiber, Wireless - Community...
Rio Blanco County is a large, rural county in northwestern Colorado that has two population centers. The county has a sharp plan for building FTTH to the population centers and wireless across most of...
View ArticleRio Blanco County Has Big Plans for Open Access Network
In Rio Blanco County, you’re almost more likely to find a dinosaur fossil than a human being. This rural county in northwestern Colorado has about two people for every square mile, but its sparse...
View ArticleBusinesses in Fort Collins, Colorado, Advocate for Local Authority
As the city of Fort Collins prepares for a November ballot issue seeking to reclaim local telecommunications authority, local business leaders are articulating their support. Walt Lyons, the owner of a...
View ArticleOur "Open Access Networks" Resources Page Now Available
When communities decide to proceed with publicly owned infrastructure, they often aim for open access models. Open access allows more than one service provider to offer services via the same...
View ArticleRio Blanco County Fiber Project Forges Ahead
The Rio Blanco County's fiber optic and wireless network project continues to make steady progress with services likely available in some areas by January. County IT director Blake Mobley offered the...
View ArticleRadio Time With Blake Mobley From Rio Blanco County, Colorado
Rio Blanco County, Colorado, is moving along nicely with its Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) infrastructure investment. Readers will recall that two years ago, voters in the mostly rural county in the...
View ArticleRangely, Meeker, Experience Speed Of Rio Blanco Broadband
Residents and businesses in Rangely and Meeker are starting to feel the speed of the Rio Blanco County Broadband Project. The network is now offering fiber connectivity to the northwest Colorado...
View Article"Can You Hear Me Now?" Free Webinar On Rural Connectivity, July 26th
Just like cities around the county, rural communities are all unique. Nevertheless, there are some common steps they can take to improve the likelihood of achieving better local connectivity. The...
View ArticleRio Blanco County To Eliminate Third Layer
Just days ago, voters in more than a dozen Colorado communities chose to opt out of SB 152 the way Rio Blanco County did in 2014. The rural western county has since started connecting residents and...
View ArticlePromo Video Focuses on Fiber Benefits in Rio Blanco County
The Rio Blanco County Economic Development Department recently published their promotional video to share information about their Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network. The video highlights some of the...
View ArticleRio Blanco Exceeds Expectations in Colorado - Community Broadband Bits...
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View ArticleHeroic Partners Bring Middle Mile Fiber to Northwest Colorado With Project...
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View ArticleProject THOR Public-Private Partnership Hammers Out Path to Better...
A group of local governments and private partners, led by Northwest Colorado Council of Governments, recently completed the first phase of Project THOR, a middle mile fiber network that will enable...
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