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Alternate fiber-optic line to be installed

Published: Aug 21 2008, 11:30 PM · Updated: Aug 22 2008, 12:35 AM

By ASHLEY BAILEY, The Eureka Reporter

An impromptu announcement at Redwood Coast Rural Action’s Broadband Forum in Fortuna on Thursday offered a next step towards providing broadband redundancy in Humboldt County.

Taking the next step toward rural broadband

Published: Aug 20 2008, 11:32 PM · Updated: Aug 21 2008, 10:07 AM

By ASHLEY BAILEY, The Eureka Reporter

With broadband becoming more and more critical in the social and economic roles of communities, many people agree it's time to do something to make it more accessible.

The latest grass-roots effort? Broadband

Published: Aug 19 2008, 10:33 PM · Updated: Aug 19 2008, 10:37 PM

By ASHLEY BAILEY, The Eureka Reporter

A door of opportunity opened for Connie Davis when Hoopa got broadband. She had struggled to stay afloat financially when her Willow Creek business of just six months, the Lost Arrow Trading Co., was forced to close in February 2007 because of permitting issues.

Running out of digits? Cell phone industry takes action

Published: May 2 2008, 11:38 PM · Updated: May 3 2008, 1:53 AM

By ASHLEY BAILEY, The Eureka Reporter

There may not be enough numbers in the world for everyone who wants a cell phone. Being able to gab on the go is something many take for granted daily, but the reality that cell phone numbers will eventually run out has motivated some companies to take action.

Fiberoptic cable cut by Caltrans, causing outage

Published: Apr 16 2008, 10:50 PM

A fiberoptic line was inadvertently cut by Caltrans workers on State Route 255 (Samoa Bridge) on Tuesday, causing the Internet to go down in Samoa.

Alternative fiberoptic line considered

Published: Apr 16 2008, 10:49 PM

By VIVIAN DUNLAP, The Eureka Reporter

Anyone who has high-speed Internet access on the North Coast has inevitably dealt with service interruption, but overall, AT&T representative John Britton said the North Coast fiber link installed in 2003 has a reliability rate of about 99 percent.

Prepare for primary amateur radio license test

Published: Mar 6 2008, 12:50 PM

March 10 The Humboldt Amateur Radio Club is offering a free class to prepare students for the Federal Communication Commission’s primary amateur radio license test.

Broadband survey responses due next Friday

Published: Feb 8 2008, 12:10 AM

Some randomly selected local businesses will be receiving a survey in the mail as part of an effort of Redwood Coast Connect (RCC) to assess the need for increased high-speed Internet service in the Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino and Trinity County regions. The deadline for the survey is Feb. 15.

Senate passes Wiggins bill to keep phone service affordable in rural and high-cost areas

Published: Feb 5 2008, 5:34 PM

The state Senate voted 37-3 Jan. 30 to approve Senate Bill 780, legislation authored by North Coast Sen. Patricia Wiggins, D-Santa Rosa, to preserve basic telephone service and keep rates affordable for customers in rural and high-cost areas.

Got broadband?

Published: Jan 18 2008, 10:49 PM · Updated: Jan 21 2008, 12:55 PM

By NATHAN RUSHTON, The Eureka Reporter

After more than a year of discussions, data gathering and number crunching, the California Broadband Task Force released this week its final findings and recommendations.

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