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From the Berkshire Eagle: Wireless Internet in towns’ future
Posted on June 30, 2011 | No CommentsBy Trevor Jones Thursday June 30, 2011 Two Internet service providers have been awarded state funds to assist the expansion of residential broadband access in rural parts of Berkshire County. WiSpring was awarded $44,000 to implement a wireless network servicing approximately 185 homes in Tyringham,... -
From iberkshires: Broadband Project Will Bring Connections, Jobs
Posted on April 20, 2011 | No CommentsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Tens of thousands of utility poles will be strung with fiber-optic wire this year in a long-anticipated effort that could leap the region years ahead in broadband infrastructure and install a high-tech hub of network services.State Sen.... -
From WiredWest: Commonwealth Awarded $45.4 million in federal stimulus funds to expand broadband access
Posted on July 6, 2010 | No CommentsGovernor Patrick and members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation announce the Commonwealth has been awarded $45.4 million in federal stimulus funding to expand broadband access. The federal grant funding will be supplemented by $26.2 million in matching funds from the Commonwealth, bringing the total investment... -
Call for Letters of Support from the Massachsuetts Broadband Institute
Posted on March 5, 2010 | No CommentsAs you well know, areas in our community and throughout western Massachusetts are unserved by basic broadband services. In 2008, the state legislature and Governor Patrick established the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) to take on this challenge and bring broadband access to all unserved citizens,... -
Southern Berkshire Technology Committee (SBTC) Wants Your Story
Posted on June 16, 2009 | No CommentsLast year, the Massachusetts state legislature designated $40 million for the upgrading of internet service in “unserved” and “underserved” areas – in other words, areas like ours. These funds are overseen by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI), which is also tasked with spearheading the state’s...
