ConnectME Authority - Expanding Maine's Broadband

01/17/2023

Excellent read on the mapping process!

Last Friday was a major milestone in the process of moving $42.5 billion from the federal government to states to distribute mostly to rural areas to build new, modern Internet access networks. January 13th marked the deadline for error corrections (called challenges) to the official national map th...

12/15/2022

Help make the FCC maps more accurate!

MCA needs your help to correct the dots and make sure that the Federal Communications Commission has the most accurate information about broadband accessibility and quality across our state.

11/28/2022

The Maine Broadband Coalition celebrates its 4th Annual(ish) Maine Broadband Summit for 2022! This year's event features keynote speaker, Doug Dawson, owner and president of CCG Consulting, the largest telecom consulting firm in the US. Summit sessions include Successful Public/Private Partnership Models, Workforce Development, Wireless Options for Reaching All Mainers, Digital Equity, and more! Visit www.mainebroadbandcoalition.org to register and learn more!

08/08/2022

Did you know that The ConnectMaine Authority is now an operational unit of the Maine Connectivity Authority? The functional integration of MCA and ConnectMaine operations provides a “single door” solution and simplifies access for Maine citizens, broadband stakeholders, and governmental partners.

By streamlining operations and financial resources, the State can efficiently plan, develop, fund, and maintain our broadband infrastructure. This will allow MCA to accelerate the pace of planning and deployment of funds building from Maine’s model of high-impact broadband policies and practices.

ConnectMaine funding, responsibilities, and staffing have been contractually assigned to MCA by the ConnectMaine Authority Board of Directors.

To learn more, please head to the Maine Connectivity Authority website. You can follow us on the new MCA social media channels while you're there!

The Maine Connectivity Authority seeks to achieve universal, affordable and resilient access to high speed internet for everyone in Maine.

07/18/2022

Eric Storm’s picture of Monhegan Island. Monhegan was a 2020 Reconnect USDA grant awardee. ConnectMaine provided a small match for that grant, and recently awarded additional funding to support the building of a new Tower outside the quite bureaucratic and burdensome process of the USDA grant. Keeping this community owned project on track is important to the island!

06/22/2022

Indian Township getting fiber! Thanks to a partnership between the tribe, Pioneer Broadband and ConnectMaine. Princeton, Alexander and Cooper next!

Big news from Indian Township! In partnership with the Passamaquoddy Tribe, Pioneer Broadband is wrapping up the installation of fiber optic cables that will connect directly to the homes in this community that previously had NO access to broadband internet. This project has been made possible with support from a Connect Maine grant and matching funding provided by several other philanthropic partners. Indian Township has also joined the Downeast Broadband Utility, so this project will be part of the municipal broadband utility owned by Calais, Baileyville, Alexander, and Indian Township.

06/08/2022

Check out the latest community conversation from Maine Broadband Coalition. It’s about community engagement in one of Maine’s most gorgeous counties.

For this conversation, we’re joined by Elaine Abbott, of the Sunrise County Economic Council and Corrie Hunkler, of Healthy Acadia, to talk about the work they’ve done in Washington County regarding the intersection of youth voices and broadband expansion efforts. Much of the conversation revolv...

06/04/2022

Want to hear how Maine put together a successful grant application for the highly competitive NTIA broadband infrastructure program?

The NTIA’s BEAD program represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to bridge the digital divide once and for all. Though the landscape and process of building broadband infrastructure is complex, there is no reason that every home and business in the US can’t be connected to fast, affordable ...

05/20/2022

Welcome Bass Harbor Memorial Library to NDEC's Partner On-Site Classes! Upcoming FREE classes offered: Applying for the Affordable Connectivity Program, Intro Google Drive & Docs. ConnectME Authority - Expanding Maine's Broadband, Maine State Library, Maine Library Association
https://digitalequitycenter.org/classes/class_location/bass-harbor-memorial-library/

05/20/2022

Found on Google from www.coopermaine.com

05/13/2022

Early days of Mapping. 😆