by Aaron Deacon | Apr 3, 2015 | Digital Infrastructure, Fiber to the Community
A couple of weeks ago, KCTV5 reported that Google’s effort to bridge the digital divide is coming up short. It’s great to see local news covering this issue and to see broader exposure for partners like Connecting for Good, who have worked so hard to make a...
by Aaron Deacon | Mar 11, 2015 | Fiber to the Community
Wow, well, that got political pretty quickly. The FCC made two notable rulings at the end of February regarding community broadband and net neutrality, and, depending on which side of the aisle you were on, you probably either rejoiced or wanted to rip the cables out...
by Jason Harper | Jan 30, 2015 | Fiber to the Community
When Google Fiber announced it was coming to Kansas City, many began asking: Who could possibly need that much bandwidth? Now, just two years out, one man is answering: “It almost seems like you can’t have enough.” That’s Joe Fives, director of...
by Jason Harper | Dec 2, 2014 | Digital Infrastructure, Fiber to the Community
Consolidated Communications, which acquired SureWest Communications, announced that it has launched a 1 Gigabit Internet package in the KC area. Consolidated Communications (CCI) will offer the 1 Gig service to all its Kansas City fiber-to-the-home customers. “Our...
