Bipartisan plan would create Maine agency to expand broadband, with federal dollars

The Maine Connectivity Authority would be given the power and discretion to coordinate a statewide buildout of high speed internet, instead of a patchwork of local and private-sector initiatives.

Commentary: Broadband is good. Sprawl is not. How can Maine have one without the other?

Critical to success are multiple-community planning and engagement as well as local leadership.

COVID-19 stimulus bill to create $500 million windfall for Maine towns and cities

The huge package passed by Congress will provide cash-strapped local governments a substantial source of additional revenue over the next two years, and some already have ideas on how to use it.

Our View: Broadband funding is a new New Deal

Like rural electrification in the 20th century, internet access and affordability could improve lives in the 21st.

Large investment to bring broadband to Islesboro pays off

A $4 million project to bring $30-a-month high-speed internet to the small island off Lincolnville has made a heavenly difference, residents say.

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Maine map gap: Bad federal maps muddle route to better broadband

State and federal maps offer little more than a vague impression of where high-speed internet exists and where it does not.

Franklin County’s high-speed internet question — will residents pay to bring service to town?

Carthage, Weld, Temple, Wilton and Perkins and Washington townships face that question at town meetings over the next several months. All six need to agree to make a proposed $10 million project a go.

Nondislosure deals keep a lot of broadband data secret

Controversial power line plan includes fiber optic line through western Maine

State broadband officials hope the proposed hydropower transmission project will boost efforts to bring high-speed internet to unserved areas.