FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2024 ROANEnet, a Harriman, TN-based 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to improving digital literacy, has received a grant from the state to provide computer training to citizens of Roane and Rhea Counties. ROANEnet will receive $254,079.00 for digital literacy training, according to a press [...]
Read MoreBy Hugh Willett Loudon County residents will be able to take advantage of free basic computer training classes to be held at the Loudon County Senior Center. The classes, which are geared toward seniors and beginners, are being conducted by ROANEnet, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Harriman. [...]
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Chris Mitchell with the Institute for Local Self Reliance interviewed Stacy Evans, the Chief Broadband Officer for BrightRidge, the public electric utility and now broadband provider for Johnson City and the surrounding area. https://muninetworks.org/content/exploring-eastern-tennessees-brightridge-network-community-broadband-bits-podcast-374
Customers of the local cable and telephone companies that don’t have fiber to the home available and left with no better option for upload speed greater than 20 Mbps are finding out that those speeds just aren’t good enough. Why? Primarily because cloud-based security cameras can chew up 6 to 20 Mbps per camera. 10 years ago, if you had […]
In April, Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced the Internet Exchange Act of 2019 which will help to improve internet access for consumers, especially those in rural areas.“You can’t have a 21st century education, 21st century healthcare, or a 21st century business without access to 21st century internet,” said Senator Blackburn. “The bipartisan IX Act will make […]