A small Maine town that built its own broadband network faces new competition

A small Maine town that built its own broadband network faces new competition

ARROWSIC, Maine — After national companies declined to extend internet service to this small midcoast town, it built its own network. Now one of those giants is moving in. The Arrowsic Broadband Authority was formed at a special town meeting in 2020 to manage the system. In March 2024, the first of Arrowsic’s roughly 500 residents got broadband service for the first time. It took the town nearly a decade and more than $1 million in federal and p…

“Perseverance:” Maine’s Isle Au Haut Builds Its Own Fiber Network | Welcome to Community Networks

Isle au Haut has completed its municipally-owned fiber network with ample help from locals – and federal and state grants. After a decade of planning, several dozen residents of the island (with a summer population of around 300) recently celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 28, alongside build partners that included the Island Institute, Axiom Technologies, and Hawkeye Fiber Optics.