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So much of today’s information, communication and connection happens online. While the technology era races ahead, Colorado’s aging population is being left behind. As our older family members age, the internet can help them stay healthy, stay at home and stay connected. Quinsight, a company in Boulder, helps older adults who have trouble with the internet and devices. This story is about how support using the internet can drastically improve quality of life for Colorado's aging adults.
Huge Advance-CPF Response
Applications for the Capital Projects Fund (CPF) are closed. The CBO received 112 applications totaling $642M in funding requests. Our next step is to review applications for eligibility and scoring. A sincere thank you to all those who applied -- the drive to provide Internet access to all Colorado residents is strong! Stay tuned for more information.
Broadband Ready
Become a Broadband Ready Certified Community — a Colorado community that has taken steps to encourage broadband infrastructure deployment to connect its residents. The program includes a Broadband Ready Community Checklist (BRCC) – a set of tasks to help communities and their partners successfully plan and execute broadband projects. The Broadband Ready Certified Community fall application window is open from October 15 to December 15, 2023.
Stay in the Know
To make sure you are receiving timely information from the CBO on specific topics like the Advance Colorado Broadband Grant Program and the Broadband Deployment Board and Fund check your CBO subscription preferences.
Want to “Challenge” Now?!
The official BEAD Challenge Process doesn’t kick off until early next year, but in the meantime you can help ensure the accuracy of the map the FCC uses by filing an availability challenge to the official FCC National Broadband Map.
You can also take our Broadband Survey & Speed Test to provide valuable data that will help us prepare for BEAD. Be sure to fill in your provider and subscription information before taking the speed test. Tip: Multiple tests from the same location on different days are especially useful!
The First Regular Session of the Seventy-fifth Colorado General Assembly will convene on January 10, 2024 and adjourn on May 8, 2024. The CBO is working closely with OIT’s Government Affairs Team to prepare for the session including engaging with industry and local government stakeholders.
The Joint Technology Committee (JTC), CBO’s oversight committee, met on August 28, 2023. A recording of the meeting is available. The JTC’s next meeting will be on October 23, 2023 — listen in to the streaming audio.
The CBO is looking forward to a collaborative and productive session. Please reach out to Michael McReynolds, OIT’s Legislative Liaison, for further inquiries.
Digital Inclusion Week - an annual week of awareness about digital inclusion concerns - was from Oct. 2-5 and featured events and campaigns across the country to promote and increase digital equity in all communities. To ensure the health of its communities and economy, Colorado is taking strategic steps toward digital equity and fostering a state where all Coloradans have the resources needed to participate in a modern society. To learn more watch Colorado Lt. Governor Diana Primavera and Senator Michael Bennet talk about the importance of digital equity for all.
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