Gov. Brad Little is forming a task force to improve broadband internet access in Idaho, a goal he set out in the State of the State speech. “The new administration is beginning work on this important issue,” said Marissa Morrison, press secretary. ...
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October 1, 2018
Comments Off on Rural Idaho gets grants to improve internet speeds
In an attempt to improve broadband internet access in Idaho’s rural areas, the federal government recently awarded four grants under two programs to Idaho companies for a total of almost $2 million. In the first program, Idaho was awarded $1.4 ...
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July 9, 2018
Comments Off on Downtown Boise businesses get faster, cheaper internet
An end-to-end fiber optic cable is providing faster Internet at lower cost to business customers in downtown Boise. CableONE Business is now offering its Piranha Fiber service, which runs on fiber optic cable. It provides up to 2 gigabits per ...
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CenturyLink, a telecommunications company that services much of the state, says the company will make urban areas, not rural, the focus of future broadband development in America, including Idaho, according to the company’s chief financial officer. The company will focus ...
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June 13, 2017
Comments Off on Intermax starts serving city-owned fiber optic cable in Sandpoint
Coeur d’Alene-based Intermax Networks has become the internet service provider for a newly installed city-owned fiber optic cable between downtown Sandpoint and city hall, a distance of about a half mile. Access to the municipal fiber optic cable allows Intermax ...
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April 24, 2017
Comments Off on Internet providers say they won’t sell web browser histories
Your web browser history is not for sale in Idaho. So claim Internet Service Providers across the Gem State. President Trump on April 3 signed a resolution approved by both houses of Congress to overturn Internet privacy protections created last ...
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Ammon plans to roll out its vaunted municipal fiber optic cable system to residents in April. The small eastern Idaho city started linking municipal facilities with its own fiber optic cable in 2011. Soon thereafter, the Bonneville Joint School District ...
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