COOS BAY, Ore. – In an attempt to further communication around digital equity issues in southwestern Oregon, Governor Tina Kotek held a roundtable discussion in Coos Bay Thursday. “I am committed to our state’s goal to provide all Oregonians with ...
YREKA, Calif. – Yreka residents will soon have a new choice when it comes to broadband. Cal-Ore Communications will offer a new wired option called FTTP, or as it’s more commonly called simply fiber. A direct wired broadband connection is ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Hundreds of millions of dollars coming to Oregon to fund broadband internet access. On Monday, the ‘National Telecommunications and Information Administration,’ or NTIA, announcing $689 million will help expand internet access across the state. The primary ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Residents of Josephine County are being asked to help verify the accuracy of a new federal internet access map. Last year, the Federal Communications Commission created a draft of the “National Broadband Map,” which shows the ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – The U.S. government is considering a so-called “broadband nutrition label” for internet providers. In 2016, the Federal Communications Commission launched a voluntary labeling program that gave consumers information like prices, speeds, and data caps. Now, the ...
OREGON — Ashland State Representative Pam Marsh is writing a bill she says could use federal money to provide affordable internet service for rural and marginalized communities across the state. Representative Marsh says Oregon is set to receive more than ...
MEDFORD, ORE. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden spoke to journalists Monday about policies affecting rural Oregon. He told NBC5 News he wants Southern Oregon residents to know what work is being done to help them. He mentioned three crucial issues Congress ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A measure to approve a bond that would update the 911 dispatch center in Jackson County is headed to voters. The board of commissioners made the unanimous vote to put it on the November ballot last ...