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ACCESS
Supporting the work of creating
better broadband access
- Education and mentorship
- Resource/information sharing
- Facilitating partnerships
- Engaging communities, policymakers, and industry
ADOPTION
Helping more Americans benefit
from broadband
- Destigmatizing digital adoption
- Promoting internet safety
- Teaching digital skills
- Helping with device acquisition
SUPPORT
Resources for our members
and the community
- Events, podcasts, industry news
- Digital navigator program support
- Grant planning support
- Mapping support
COMMUNITY
Any public or community-based entity that has identified improved broadband as a priority.
Cost: FREE
PROVIDER
Any broadband provider with a commitment to community-based broadband.
Cost: FREE
ASSOCIATE
Ethical companies whose services help communities improve their local broadband.
Cost: Based on size
ADVOCATE
Anyone committed to improving broadband access and adoption for their community.
Cost: FREE
BROADBAND NEWS IS ADDICTIVE. GET YOUR FILL.
Decorah, Iowa Moving Forward With Municipal Fiber Network
- 03/15/2026|
- Curtis Dean |
CBAN Community Member City of Decorah is turning a decade-long vision into reality — and they want residents ready when the first crews hit the ground. Residents of Decorah, Iowa are beginning to receive letters from the city urging them to take action and register for the community’s new municipal fiber internet service. The outreach is part of a pre-subscription push ahead of construction on the city’s long-anticipated $13 million fiber-to-the-home project, which will make gigabit internet service available to every home and business in Decorah.
Astound Broadband, GFiber to Merge
- 03/15/2026|
- Curtis Dean |
On March 11, GFiber (formerly Google Fiber) and Stonepeak announced they’re combining to create what they’re calling “a leading independent fiber provider.” But that messaging is deceiving – Astound is largely hybrid fiber-coax.
Iowa Emerges as AI Backbone Hub with Midwest FiberPath’s 1,200-Mile Fiber Corridor
- 02/25/2026|
- Curtis Dean |
An Iowa start-up, Midwest FiberPath, LLC has announced plans for a 1,200-mile, multi-conduit long-haul backbone engineered to support the explosive bandwidth demands of artificial intelligence workloads and hyperscale cloud computing across the central United States.
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