Lawmakers have wrapped up a day-long meeting on broadband access, and will have another tomorrow; Idaho EdNews reporter Kevin Richert has a full story here. Tomorrow’s agenda includes presentations from state agencies on how they use broadband, two speakers from the National Conference of State…
Shawn Swanby, CEO of Ednetics, which is based in Post Falls, said his firm has offices in Post Falls, Moscow, Boise, Yakima, Issaquah and Portland. “We have offices across the Northwest, but we have 75 employees in the state of Idaho,” he told lawmakers on...
Nate Bondelid, CEO of Tek-Hut Inc., told the Legislature’s broadband access study committee that his company is serving 26 Idaho school districts post-IEN with internet service that comes via licensed microwave, rather than fiber. “We were able to provide a much higher level of service…
All four members of Idaho’s congressional delegation have come together today to support President Obama’s nomination of John Kotek of Idaho to be assistant secretary for nuclear energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. The four – Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch and Reps.…
In response to questions from several legislators, Idaho Health & Welfare Director Dick Armstrong has sent an email to all Idaho lawmakers detailing his department’s interactions with Planned Parenthood: They are a Medicaid provider, but the department has no other business connections with the group....
Gov. Butch Otter has appointed longtime Ada County Magistrate Judge Michael Reardon to the 4th District Court judgeship from which Judge Cheri Copsey is retiring. Reardon has been a magistrate since 2004; he presided over the Ada County Mental Health Court as a pro-tem district…
Greg Lowe, CEO of Syringa Networks – the company that sued over the contract award for the Idaho Education Network – told lawmakers on the broadband study committee today that the IEN was really two pieces: Internet access and distance learning. And it was designed…
CableOne carrier manager Albert Macaluso told the Legislature’s broadband study committee that CableOne, which serves 19 states, focuses on high-speed service. “The digital divide is getting smaller,” he said. CableOne Vice President for Internet Aldo Casartelli said about 80 percent of the company’s customers now...
The Idaho Legislature’s Broadband Access Study Committee has kicked off a two-day meeting this morning, with plans to hear from an array of broadband providers, including CableOne, Syringa Networks, Cisco Systems, T-Mobile, Tek-Hut, Ednetics and more. First, the panel heard from the state Tax Commission…
Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador and Mike Simpson haven’t spoken to each other since the two openly clashed last spring, reports Bill Dentzer of the Idaho Statesman. Dentzer writes that the conflict between the two Idaho representatives showcases the split among Republicans in the House as…