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UC2B Community Benefit Fund

Champaign/Urbana IL – The Urbana Champaign Big Broadband (UC2B) Community Benefit Fund is accepting applications focusing on improving digital inclusion and digital equity for low- to moderate-income people in the Champaign -Urbana area. In 2018, The UC2B Board anticipates awarding

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App Development Opportunity for Students!

Are you a U of I student with a passion for social justice and application development?  Have you been envisioning how to use a gigabit application to support education, health, energy, transportation, and more in the Champaign-Urbana community?  If you

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UC2B Network Set for Nonprofit Transition

By: Roxana Ryan CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, July 30, 2013 — Planned changes in the Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband network (UC2B) will allow for expansion to more homes and lessen the potential burden on local taxpayers, according to city and university representatives. Council

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UC2B Director Gant: Libraries Vital to Adoption, Usage in Gigabit Cities

Dr. Jon Gant, Director of the UC2B Broadband Adoption Program at the University of Illinois, called on libraries in gigabit cities to lead the way in public ultra-high speed adoption. Gant spoke this week during a panel on Google Fiber

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MuniNetworks: Catching Up on UC2B in Illinois

A recent article and podcast from Community Broadband Networks highlights the lastest developments with the UC2B Network. Visit the link to listen to the interview!  “The home of the first web browser (Mosiac) is now building an exciting open access network –

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