Tag: Broadband Internet

Kansas received $8.2 million to implement the Digital Equity Plan, aiming to improve internet access and digital opportunity statewide. The plan includes training, affordable service plans, and access to broadband-ready devices. This approval marks progress toward universal online access for education, employment, healthcare, and social services, aligning with the broader five-year action plan.

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector September 4, 2023 TOPEKA — Jade Piros de Carvalho sits in the control center of an ambitious $451 million, five-year...

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that Kansas will receive $451.7 million in funding to support broadband infrastructure construction to connect all Kansans, ensuring...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science and a member of Senate Committee...

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the National Telecommunications Information and Administration (NTIA) has awarded the Kansas Office of Broadband Development (KOBD) nearly $43 million to develop infrastructure key to expanding affordable high-speed internet to remote and underserved...

TOPEKA – The Kansas Office of Broadband Development is developing a comprehensive strategic plan to expand broadband infrastructure statewide and ensure every Kansan has access...

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced Kansas has received nearly $5.7 million to expand broadband access, adoption, and affordability, from the U.S. Department of...

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today $15.7 million will be awarded to seven service providers that will bring high-speed broadband service to underserved, economically...

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector September 14, 2022 TOPEKA — Nearly two-thirds of $48.5 million in COVID-19 funding earmarked for expansion of broadband services to...

TOPEKA – The start of a new school year is an expensive time for families. If you are struggling to pay for phone and internet...

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that more than 21,000 Kansas homes and businesses are set to receive high-speed internet access for the...

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced the 11 recipients of the Broadband Acceleration Grant program resulting in more than $10 million of investment in...

Blue Valley Technologies plans to deploy fiber-to-the-home to Marysville residents. The engineering phase of this project is currently underway. Blue Valley updated Marysville’s coaxial...

Home, Kan. - The Kansas Department of Commerce announced today, Blue Valley Technologies, formerly known as One Point Technologies, has been selected as the...

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that through the Broadband Acceleration Grant Program, 14 broadband improvement projects totaling $5 million will improve access...

By David Condos - Kansas News Service GREAT BEND, Kansas — Joey Bahr walks out to the front of his yard along a blacktop county...

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today signed Executive Order #20-67 to establish the Office of Broadband Development and announced the distribution of nearly $50...