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Latest Broadband News

06/30/2023
Sioux Land Proud: South Sioux City residents chime in on broadband discussion

06/28/2023
Nebraska Public Media: Nebraska getting $400 million for broadband expansion

06/28/2023
KLKN TV: State awards $61 million for broadband expansion in Nebraska — with more on the way

06/27/2023
Office of Gov. Pillen: Gov. Pillen Announces Broadband Director & July 6 Fly Around

06/27/2023
1011 Now: Governor Pillen announces appointment of Nebraska’s first broadband director

06/27/2023
KETV: Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announces Patrick Haggerty as state's first-ever broadband director

05/30/2023
Fierce Telecom: FCC updates national broadband map to resolve 4M challenges

05/30/2023
Mike Conlow: New version of the National Broadband Map

05/29/2023
Nebraska Examiner: Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska awarded $500,000 to boost tribal Internet services

05/25/2023
Fox Nebraska: State broadband office coming to Nebraska

05/18/2023
News Channel Nebraska: NextLink broadband upgrade progressing in Gage County

05/17/2023
Beatrice Daily Sun: Rural broadband service coming to Gage County

05/08/2023
KLKNTV: Nebraska broadband bill would help libraries expand Wi-Fi access

04/26/2023
Office of the Governor: Governor Pillen Promotes Broadband Connections During National Library Week

04/23/2023
GovTech: Nebraska County Undertakes Broadband Expansion Work

04/20/2023
Star Herald: Four Panhandle cities to host May sessions on upgrading broadband

04/20/2023
News Channel Nebraska: State Capitol not immune from NE's broadband blunders

04/17/2023
Fierce Telecom: States, NTIA say municipal broadband laws won’t delay BEAD funding

04/05/2023
KLKNTV: New state office aims to make broadband more reliable for rural Nebraskans

03/31/2023
WSJ: Biden’s $42.5 Billion Broadband-Expansion Plan Is Challenged by Lawmakers

03/31/2023
Unicameral Update: Creation of broadband services office advanced from first round

03/31/2023
OWH: Nebraska Lawmakers Advance Bill Creating New State Broadband Office

03/30/2023
Hastings Tribune: Senators debate who should control federal broadband funding

03/30/2023
OWH: Nebraska lawmakers debate how much control governor should have in broadband expansion

03/03/2023
Journal Star: Pillen bans firms using Chinese telecom equipment from receiving state dollars

03/03/2023
Journal Star: Pillen bans firms using Chinese telecom equipment from receiving state dollars

02/07/2023
Nebraska Examiner: Proposed state broadband office touted as more effective, creative in closing ‘digital divide’

01/09/2023
Nebraska Public Media: Broadband map holds the key to how much federal funding states will get to expand internet service

01/07/2023
KLKN: Gov. Pillen announces creation of Broadband Office to oversee internet expansion

01/06/2023
WOWT: Nebraska Gov. Pillen creates Broadband Office to improve connectivity across Nebraska

01/05/2023
Public Service Commission: PSC Commissioners Kamler, Stocker Sworn in During Capital Ceremony

06/12/2022
Public Service Commission: PSC Awards Second Round of Grants for Nebraska Broadband Bridge Program

12/08/2022
KPVI: Cost per location grows fivefold in second round of Nebraska’s broadband grant program

12/08/2022
River Country: Broadband grants benefit 506 locations in River Country

12/08/2022
McCook Gazette: Help PSC Collect Data on Broadband

12/06/2022
Rural Radio: PSC Awards Second Round of Grants for Nebraska Broadband Bridge Program

11/29/2022
Thune, Luján, Klobuchar, Fischer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Rural Broadband

11/16/2022
NTIA: Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $5.5 Million to Nebraska in “Internet for All” Planning Grants

11/15/2022
Office of Gov. Pete Ricketts: Gov. Ricketts Announces $5.6 million of Federal Awards to Develop Strategic Plans for Broadband Expansion

11/15/2022
FCC: Webinar to Discuss Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program

11/14/2022
Costquest: Draft FCC National Broadband Map Coming November 18th

10/31/2022
News Channel Nebraska: Diller Telephone Diode Communications fiber projects connects 70 homes to high-speed internet

10/25/2022
Bloomberg Government Article, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska receives $35.2 million in broadband funding

10/18/2022
GlobeNewswire: Great Plains Communications Expands Chadron, Nebraska Footprint with Fiber-to-the-Home and Business Network

10/11/2022
NTIA: Biden-Harris Administration’s Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Hits Milestone: More Than $1 Billion Awarded for High-Speed Internet Projects

10/04/2022
NTIA: More Than 235 Applications Submitted to the Biden-Harris Administration’s “Internet for All” Middle Mile Grant Program

09/26/2022
Telecompetitor: Next update of FCC Broadband Map Likely Won’t be a Moment to Celebrate

09/22/2022
USDA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $502 million for High-Speed Internet in Rural Communities

09/08/2022
Datacenter Dynamics: FCC on track to release detailed US broadband map

09/08/2022
Rural Radio: Ricketts Highlights “Connect Nebraska” Broadband Initiative

09/07/2022
Office of Gov. Pete Ricketts: Gov. Ricketts Highlights “Connect Nebraska” Broadband Initiative

09/07/2022
KETV: Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announces plans to provide rural broadband access across the state

09/07/2022
Omaha World Herald: Nebraska plans to devote nearly $200 million to expand broadband internet access

09/07/2022
Nebraska Examiner: Nebraska looks to deploy millions of dollars to address broadband needs

09/06/2022
Fierce Telecom: NTIA Won’t Have the Broadband Map it Needs for BEAD Until 2023

08/29/2022
Omaha World Herald: Feds approve $87.7 million for more broadband access in Nebraska

08/09/2022
NTV News: Nebraska plans for influx of federal dollars for broadband

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