Maine Nears Total Connectivity Ahead of BEAD, Report Finds
Every Maine resident "who wanted a connection could get one" by the end of 2024, the Maine Connectivity Authority said in its annual impact report. Released Monday, the report found that 3% of locations have slow or unreliable internet, while…
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1% could connect only through the state's working internet ASAP program. The report said that BEAD funding will upgrade the remaining 26,000 broadband serviceable locations whose service is at less than 100/20 Mbps. "We have made great progress, but the work is not done," wrote MCA President Andrew Butcher, adding that the agency will launch a $15 million digital opportunity campaign to expand digital equity initiatives. It will also "begin construction on a state-owned middle mile network" and launch a "wireless and cellular initiative" to improve mobile service.