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Updates:

December 3, 2007 - Connects Regional Broadband Survey. Available online via Survey Monkey, or downloaded (110K pdf).

November 28, 2007 - Update from the Connects (click here) (93K pdf). 

October 26, 2007 - Connects Launch Wireless Broadband Networks (click here) (137K pdf) 

October 18, 2007 - Connects' Reaction to An Act Establishing and Funding the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (click here) (130K pdf)

October 18, 2007 - Governor Patrick's "An Act Establishing and Funding the Massachusetts Broadband Institute" (449K pdf)

October 18, 2007 - MA Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development's "Executive Summary" (115K pdf) of the filed Legislation. 

August 2, 2007 - MA EOHED Announcement "State unveils $25 million Broadband Incentive Fund" (124K pdf)

August 2, 2007 - Connects' Reaction to Announcement of the $25 million Broadband Incentive Fund (click here) (119K pdf)

May 14, 2007 - Connects Beta Test Program Finalists Announced (click here) (123K pdf)

April 2, 2007 - Connects Beta Test Program Semi-Finalists Announced (click here) (75K pdf)

February 2007 - Connects Beta Test Program Application Form (click here) (514K word)

February 2007 - Connects Beta Test Program Press Release (click here) (89K pdf)

January 2007 - PVConnect 2006 Review (click here) (62K pdf)

October 2006 - Broadband Fall Forums Scheduled (click here)

October 2006 - Connects Awarded John Adams Innovation Institute Grant (click here)

January 2005 - PVConnect 2005 Review (click here)

In the News:

The Recorder (Greenfield, MA), November 27, 2007 - "Wireless in New Salem? Pilot program has limited range, bugs to work out, but it's putting rural dwellers in high speed world." (66K pdf)

Boston Business Journal (Boston, MA), October 26, 2007 - "State's broadband access incentive gets wary response" (95K pdf)

The Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA), October 24, 2007 - "Worthington in at ground zero on wireless internet test" (67K pdf)

The Recorder (Greenfield, MA), October 23, 2007 - "The digital divide" Editorial (142K pdf)

The Republican (Springfield, MA), October 20, 2007 - "WMass needs to join 21st century express" (56K pdf)

The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, MA), October 19, 2007 - "Patrick files broadband access bill" (56K pdf)

The Republican (Springfield, MA), October 19, 2007 - "Hub bill targets Internet access" (57K pdf)

Boston Business Journal (Boston, MA), October 18, 2007 -"Patrick files bill for $25M broadband investment in Mass." (93K pdf)

Mass.Gov Website, August 29, 2007 - "Governor Deval Patrick’s Podcast Transcript - 08.29.07 Broadband Expansion in the Commonwealth" (73K pdf)

The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), August 12, 2007 - "An Interview with Sharon Gillett, Commissioner of the Dept. of Telecommunications & Cable - The push is on to bring broadband to whole state" (87K pdf)

The Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA), August 7, 2007 - "Patrick's $25 million broadband initiative could boost competition in city" (112K pdf)

The Recorder (Greenfield, MA), August 3, 2007 - "State launches $25M rural broadband plan" (42K pdf)

The Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA), August 3, 2007 - "Patrick's goal: Broadband to all by 2010" (100K pdf)

The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), August 2, 2007 - "State to unveil telecom plan for rural areas" (50K pdf)

The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, MA), August 2, 2007 - "State Plan Could Boost Broadband" (44K pdf)

The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), July 18, 2007 - "Towns left scrambling for touch of broadband" (72K pdf)

The Recorder (Greenfield, MA), May 19, 2007 - "New Salem to get high speed 'net" (177K pdf)

The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, MA), May 15, 2007 - "Town is ready to try wireless" (56K pdf)

The Recorder (Greenfield, MA), May 2, 2007 - "Getting Connected" (213K pdf)

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