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FARMINGTON - More than 120 attendees joined the Maine Connectivity Authority last week at the second annual, in-person Digital Equity Workshop at the University of Maine at Farmington. The event focused on efforts in Maine to close the digital divide by helping Maine people overcome the barriers they face to connectivity, including living in rural
In the meantime, many will be losing access to a federal subsidy program that helps pay for internet services
Internet reliability and worldwide connectivity are expected to be enhanced with a $1 billion project to create a new fiber-optic undersea cable network, according to an announcement from Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, leader of Connect Kākou, Hawaiʻi’s high-speed internet initiative, and Benji Robinson, director of Asia Pacific Network Planning and Acquisition for Google.
The federally funded Affordable Connectivity Program that provided an internet service benefit to low-income users is ending. Local leaders provide solutions.
US’s further flung state receives major financial fillip from IT giant in its mission to develop critical internet infrastructure across the state, connecting to Japan and mainland US and to increase digital literacy and equity.