Cathy Cash

1 month ago | benton.org | Cathy Cash

Remote communities in the northwest mountains of South Carolina were desperate for high-speed internet. Then, after years of waiting for a reliable service provider, their electric cooperative forged a partnership to step in and build a fiber broadband network.

1 month ago | benton.org | Cathy Cash

According to co-op leaders, synergies between electric service and fiber broadband at cooperatives are improving safety, reliability, and even workplace culture. “Electric co-ops deploying fiber broadband for future-proof high-speed internet and grid communications are reporting wide-ranging benefits that are serving their members’ needs now and into the future,” said National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Broadband Director Cliff Johnson.

2 months ago | benton.org | Cathy Cash

NRECA is urging the Trump administration to update federal broadband policies and programs to better support rural America’s access to high-speed internet and strengthen the economy, public safety, health and education.

Dec 9, 2024 | benton.org | Cathy Cash

Arkansas distribution cooperatives are celebrating building future-proof fiber optic broadband access to more than 1 million rural residents within seven years. “No longer does a person have to live in a metropolitan area to have access to lightning-fast internet service,” said Vernon “Buddy” Hasten, president/CEO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc.

Oct 11, 2024 | independent.com | Cathy Cash

Enlarging Laguna Blanca School Will Impact Traffic Community Has Only Three Ways In and Out, and an Existing Traffic Problem By Cathy Cash Fri Oct 11, 2024 | 3:23pm Add to Favorites Hope Ranch backup on Las Palmas from Via Senda to Via Laguna | Credit: Cathy Cash Regarding Laguna Blanca School’s application to the County of Santa Barbara to amend its Conditional Use Permit to increase student enrollment on the Hope Ranch campus from 330 to 385 students: The issue is not if Laguna Blanca...