MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission was planning to conduct stakeholder meetings on the county’s comprehensive broadband plan in September. A recent special meeting of Star City Council, during which it heard a pitch from Atlantic Broadband, helped change that calendar ...
Although Republicans recoiled when President Joe Biden unveiled his sweeping infrastructure plan in March, a bipartisan group of senators has thrown its support behind one of the less conventional ideas in the package: making a massive investment in broadband networks. But as crucial as ...
STAR CITY – Star City Council held a special meeting Thursday evening to observe a presentation and have a discussion related to a potential agreement between the town and Atlantic Broadband. The town, which is serviced by Comcast and Clear Fiber in relation to its cable and internet ...
MORGANTOWN — To get where you want to go, it helps to know where you are. The Monongalia County Commission wants broadband access for every resident in the county. In May, the commission ponied up $250,657 to hire Ice Miller Whiteboard to put together a comprehensive, county-wide ...
by Kiki Monifa It’s 2021, the pandemic is ongoing, although more and more people are now totally vaccinated. Many people are still flocking to the internet and social media in search of connection. For some, it is an oasis. For others, a nightmare. Woke folks are aware of ...
Too many people across the country are left behind because they don't have reliable, affordable access to the internet. But a bipartisan push to close this digital divide would be $1 billion well spent. The Digital Equity Act, reintroduced last week by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, would offer ...