A strong tech sector has put Montana on the crypto pulse, says state auditor

FCC seeks comment on transfer of Commnet's RDOF award.

The state had the highest average number of complaints to the FCC about internet per 100,000 broadband serviceable locations.

The ISP is offering speeds from 100 Mbps to 50 Gbps to 29,000 addresses in Montana.

The company has asked the FCC to offload a total of more than 4,000 locations to local providers.

Idaho awarded $500,000 in grants to bolster community involvement in the state's BEAD implementation.

How should lawmakers navigate competing concerns about national security, free speech, mental health and competition?

CostQuest’s CEO said states need to look at their vendors if they pose a problem challenging FCC map data.

Amid rising discontent about the FCC’s use of the “broadband fabric” to measure broadband availability, what are the alternatives?

With service beginning in late September, non-profit fiber ISP aims to serve rural Gallatin County

One of the most helpful things a state broadband director can do for themselves is pick up the phone.

The open access project will span 38 counties.

This will be the “first true gigabit city in the state of Montana,” said Bozeman’s director of economic development.

February 8, 2021—Montana state Democrats have announced a legislative package that aims to fill the rural broadband gap. State Rep. Katie Sullivan has introduced LC 2670, a bill that would see the creation of either a broadband manager or an advisory board under the state’s executive.  The goal of t

August 25, 2020 – Republican delegates questioned about the party’s decision to not write a platform in the lead up to the party’s convention said they expected “more of the same” from President Donald Trump. “There’s no platform. What policy is the president pushing? What is his second term agenda?

A report from BroadbandNow finds that people from states with municipal broadband restrictions pay more for their internet than those without them. The report found that more than half of those from states without municipal broadband restrictions paid $60 or less for their connection. Several states

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration released a comprehensive database of federal broadband programs on Monday. (See also this PDF for the 109-page guide of programs.) The database was created under the American Broadband Initiative’s mandate to expand connectivity for all

Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Montana.

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 – The percentage of Americans with access to broadband speeds of at least 3 Megabits per second (Mbps) download and 768 Kilobits per second (Kbps) upload grew from 95 percent in 2010 to 98 percent in 2012, according to a report issued by the National Telecommunications and I

WASHINGTON, September 13, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced 35 new Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grants, for a total of $482.4 million distributed across 22 states and the Virgin Islands. This set of grants focused on sustainable broadband adoption and infrastructure

WASHINGTON, December 31, 2009 – The Commerce Department agency responsible for the mapping component of the broadband stimulus program announced, on the last day of the year, that it had funded five more states’ broadband data programs. With the announcement – of funding for broadband data and mapp