oregon – Fiber Broadband Association https://fiberbroadband.org When Fiber Leads, the Future Follow. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 23:18:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-FBA-Crown-32x32.png oregon – Fiber Broadband Association https://fiberbroadband.org 32 32 VETRO Welcomes Oregon-Idaho Utilities to our Fiber Family https://fiberbroadband.org/2021/04/13/vetro-welcomes-oregon-idaho-utilities-to-our-fiber-family/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0000 https://fiberbroadband.org/2021/04/13/vetro-welcomes-oregon-idaho-utilities-to-our-fiber-family/ Please join VETRO in welcoming Oregon Idaho Utilities to our fiber family!

Serving Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada since 1990, OIU has worked tirelessly to modernize the telecommunications facilities in these areas with new, digital equipment and improving service quality for their customers, including the introduction of broadband beginning in 2007.

As demand for broadband grows among the business and residential area OUI serves, they are leveraging the latest technologies including VETRO Fibermap to increase the availability of broadband to more customers and deliver faster broadband speed to their existing fiber customers. We are pleased to be the platform that is streamlining OIU’s continued mission to modernize telecommunications through access to high-speed internet.

To learn more about Oregon Idaho Utilities and their forward-thinking approach to serving their customers now and through the years to come, visit their website.

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]]> 6 Oregon Municipalities Partner to Complete a Fiber Feasibility Study https://fiberbroadband.org/2020/10/14/6-oregon-municipalities-partner-to-complete-a-fiber-feasibility-study/ Wed, 14 Oct 2020 04:00:00 +0000 https://fiberbroadband.org/2020/10/14/6-oregon-municipalities-partner-to-complete-a-fiber-feasibility-study/ A report commissioned by Multnomah County, Oregon, and the cities of Fairview, Gresham, Portland, Troutdale and Wood Village,https://www.bbcmag.com/breaking-news/six-oregon-municipalities-partner-to-complete-a-fiber-feasibility-study found that a digital divide still exists in the county. Despite a high number of Internet connections in the region, 13% of low-income residents do not have access to the Internet. Furthermore, low-income residents that do have broadband Internet often pay the same rate as high-income residents. The report adds that four out of 10 people say they can afford current Internet costs. The report says there is strong interest in closing the digital divide in Multnomah County and for the creation of a government-owned network.

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