Advice from ConnectMaine's Executive Director Peggy Schaffer on navigating the decision making stage of the community broadband process.

TO: The Board of the Maine Connectivity Authority From: The Maine Broadband Coalition - Advisory Committee Greetings Incoming Board...

To: Senators Susan Collins + Angus King Representatives Chellie Pingree + Jared Golden Thank you all for your individual and collective...

In January the Maine Broadband Coalition’s Policy committee proposed a few critical priorities for the legislative season to be further...

Melanie Sachs has attended 4 out of the 5 sessions of the 2021 Broadband Caucus. Check out the video below to hear why she is...

by Stephenie MacLagan of ConnectMaine You know what's hard to do in this pandemic? Maintain contact with our fellow Mainers who have...

by Nancy Smith for GrowSmart Maine Though I am not a planner, as the head of GrowSmart Maine, I have worked with planners for more than...

By Tracy Scheckel The ConnectMaine Authority has opened its first grant round since the voters approved the $15 million bond in July...

By Joe Meadows (Liberty, Maine) My wife and I live on an island in a pond (most people would call it a lake, as it’s several hundred...

By Nancy Smith Maine Broadband Coalition membership is growing each week, now totaling over 1600! Your collective voice is powerful in...

By Fletcher Kittredge GWI was recently certified by B Labs as a B Corporation. B Corporations “are businesses that meet the highest...

Affordable high-speed internet access is more important now than ever before. Community broadband networks serve a myriad of critical...

The key to expanding high speed internet service throughout Maine is generating demand for service so that internet service providers can...

By Tracy Scheckel As the world is in the throes of a historic, albeit tragic COVID-19 pandemic, more than 76% of voters in Maine came...

MBC testimony to the Joint Standing Committee for Appropriations and Financial Affairs - 3.11.20

While broadband alone is not sufficient for creating a vibrant society, towns that lack broadband lose economic viability and population.

It is more important than ever that we continue to to support and amplify voices around the State

The time for Maine Legislators to commit to economic prosperity and community vitality in Maine is now. Literally now. Not in 3 years....

By Nancy Smith: GrowSmart Maine One of the most significant advances for broadband in Maine this year was a significant increase in...

by Fletcher Kittredge, CEO GWI GWI wants to offer superior broadband to all Maine citizens and businesses. Superior broadband is very...