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But a dispute between the state and cable provider Accelecom threatens access for Kentuckians who rely on the network. The ...
A complex, ambitious project that was initially supposed to deliver high-speed internet access to all 120 Kentucky counties by this year was badly structured and has been plagued by delays and ...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's auditor is investigating the state's troubled broadband project, but the report won't be finished before lawmakers must decide whether to keep funding a venture ...
(TNS) — Kentucky’s ambitious project to build a high-speed Internet network across the state could fall through if the legislature does not approve funding this weekend to settle outstanding ...
In 2015, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority financed the project to install a fiber-optic broadband system on utility poles by issuing $290 million of municipal bonds.
Kentucky's $1 billion KentuckyWired project faces scrutiny as lawmakers question connectivity issues and financial concerns ...
Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband network got a literal boost from SpaceX Wednesday as a Falcon 9 rocket put several Kuiper satellites into orbit.
Gov. Matt Bevin said Friday that he wants to scale back an ambitious plan to build a high-speed broadband network around the state to instead focus on Eastern Kentucky.
Kentucky Wired, the ambitious statewide broadband project begun by former Gov. Steve Beshear, faces a 39 percent shortfall in annual revenue needed to make bond payments because of a “tainted” ...
FRANKFORT — A bill to limit the state's partner in the KentuckyWired project from competing with private broadband providers in already-served areas advanced through a House committee Thursday ...
The project will provide broadband access to approximately 33,000 homes across 16 counties and 195 communities in Southern and Eastern Kentucky.
In 2018, Kentucky State Auditor Mike Harmon called the KentuckyWired project a massive “bait-and-switch on the taxpayers,” shifting the burden of construction costs from private partners to ...