Survey shows public favors improved internet service

Half the respondents in a recent sample survey on internet use in Montezuma County said they support a proposed sales tax to fund a high-speed broadband project. The survey, organized by the...

DATE: July 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Club 20 hosts discussions on internet, health care in Cortez

Telecommunications and broadband internet are high on the agenda for Club 20’s Summer Committee Meetings in Cortez on Thursday and Friday. The meetings open on Thursday at Cortez City Hall, 210 E....

DATE: July 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

County seeks sales tax for high-speed internet

Montezuma County commissioners have agreed to ask voters in November to approve a county sales tax that would finance new broadband infrastructure for improved internet service countywide....

DATE: July 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Outage reveals flaw in SW Colorado's fiber-optic system

Widespread phone and internet outages last Friday in Southwest Colorado demonstrated a weakness in regional fiber-optic connectivity, especially for 911 dispatch centers.Dispatch centers in...

DATE: June 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Free Wi-Fi in downtown Durango off to a good start

Tourists and residents are soaking up free Wi-Fi that became available a few months ago in downtown Durango. The network averages 100-150 unique users per day, and during the Taste of Durango, that...

DATE: June 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma officials discuss fiber funding options

Montezuma County commissioners on Monday said they needed more information before they could commit to a sales tax option to fund the county’s high-speed internet project. “There are too many...

DATE: June 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Behind the data: Montezuma County needs Internet to grow

“What is economic development?” When asked that question, most people will give you different answers.From a policy perspective, economic development can be defined as efforts that seek to improve...

DATE: April 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Montezuma County’s plan could bring fast Internet to Mancos

Montezuma County information technology director Jim McClain told Mancos trustees on Wednesday a county-wide broadband Internet project could supply Mancos residents with bandwidth of one gigabyte...

DATE: March 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos seeks more Internet options

Town officials say that opting out of Senate Bill 152 would give Mancos more opportunities to use its 3,300 feet of fiber optics line. But voters will decide April 5 whether the town can be free...

DATE: March 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores, county partner on telecommunications

The town of Dolores joined with Montezuma County on a plan to deliver broadband Internet service to the area. Dolores agreed to chip in $3,334 toward a feasibility study, and the county has...

DATE: March 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

County faces Internet hurdle

Montezuma County has allocated $65,000 towards a feasibility study on improving Internet service. Officials contracted with the company Optimum Fiber Solutions to study infrastructure needs and...

DATE: Feb. 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez City Council approves Internet project

The city’s Internet connection will get more reliable this summer after a Pagosa Springs company builds a new wireless connection for local government use. The Cortez City Council unanimously...

DATE: Feb. 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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