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Project OVERCOME: Helping Close Detroit’s Digital Divide

Date
01/12/2022
Program
OVERCOME
The one-year project aims to create long-term sustainable infrastructure for digital services to a neighborhood between Junction St. and Michigan Ave. in SW Detroit. In addition to network development, 123NET assists with educational training for local ‘Digital Stewards’ who help demystify technology by teaching and connecting residents to the internet.
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Westchester County Association Launches Y-Zone, A Community Broadband Pilot in Yonkers, As Part of Project OVERCOME

Date
10/25/2021
Program
OVERCOME, US Ignite Communities
An Innovative Internet Access Project in Yonkers, New York’s 3rd Largest City, Fulfilling Community’s Urgent Need for WiFi White Plains, N.Y. (October 21, 2021) – Today, the Westchester County Association in partnership with the City of Yonkers, STEM Alliance, Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE), Fordham University, and Westhab launched the much-anticipated Yonkers Zone (Y-Zone). This …
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De Puente a Puente: Connecting Communities in Loíza, Puerto Rico

Date
10/21/2021
Program
OVERCOME, US Ignite Communities
Libraries Without Borders US (LWB US), in partnership with Link Puerto Rico (LinkPR), the Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC), and local leaders in Loíza, kicked off the much anticipated “De Puente a Puente” initiative. This grassroots community engagement and connectivity program will provide Loiza residents with access to reliable, high-speed Internet via neighborhood connectivity hubs and wireless mesh networks installed at three community centers.
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DigitalC Connects High-Speed Internet to Cleveland’s Lexington Village

Date
10/11/2021
Program
OVERCOME, US Ignite Communities
[us_button label="Learn more about Project OVERCOME" link="https://www.us-ignite.org/program/overcome/"] Affordable Broadband finally accessible to 225 households in nation’s worst connected city CLEVELAND, OH (October 11, 2021) – Today DigitalC in partnership with Millennia Housing Management launched the much anticipated OVERCOME 21: Project Empower. It was made possible through support …
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TurneyTowerOVERCOME

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New Broadband Technology Launched in Turney, MO

Date
09/20/2021
Program
OVERCOME, US Ignite Communities
More than 30 Clinton County residents in the Village of Turney celebrated the launch of the much-anticipated new Internet technology experiment on Thurs., Sept. 17, 2021. The group gathered in the park shelter located across the road from the grain leg owned by Wade Farms that is being used to elevate the necessary equipment for broadcasting faster Internet speeds.
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US Ignite and Project OVERCOME Select Seven Communities for National Science Foundation-Funded Broadband Awards

Date
03/30/2021
Program
OVERCOME
US Ignite announces grant awards to seven communities for Project OVERCOME, a $2.7 million effort designed to connect the unconnected through novel broadband technology solutions.
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US Ignite Launches Project OVERCOME Funded by the National Science Foundation to Accelerate Novel Broadband Deployments in Underserved Communities

Date
10/05/2020
Program
OVERCOME
US Ignite today announces the launch of Project OVERCOME, a National Science Foundation- (NSF-) funded effort to accelerate the delivery of broadband services to unserved and underserved communities.
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