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Vallecito Lake residents report eight days without AT&T cellphone service

Customers unsure of when coverage will return

August 27, 2025

Local News

How Durango Emergency Dispatch is turning tide on turnover

911 center pivots from 106% churn rate to zero in two years

January 8, 2025

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Despite tough sell, Forest Lakes T-Mobile tower approved

rare 2-1 vote, La Plata County commissioners OK 150-foot monopole

October 31, 2024

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How’s your internet? Counties in Southwest Colorado want to know

local governments are collecting speed data to be used in funding applications

May 22, 2023

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In a case reminiscent of David vs Goliath, Durangoan wins award against Spectrum

Turner challenged the communications giant in small claims court to recoup payments for shoddy service

February 16, 2023

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Virtual meetings made government more accessible, and they’re here to stay

‘No doubt’ meeting attendance is up, officials say

January 12, 2023

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Silverton finally gets broadband

years of using out-of-date technology, the small mountain town joins the modern age

January 12, 2023

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Government leaders in S.W. Colorado ask Polis to take action on broadband access

internet providers won’t have access to fiber backbone running through region

January 10, 2023

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$44 million announced for Southern Ute Tribe high-speed internet

Funding will connect 1,800 Native American households to broadband

December 2, 2022

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Region 9 seeks $60 million for ‘middle mile’ fiber-optic line in Southwest Colorado

Attorney General Phil Weiser says regional effort and strict oversight needed to land federal funds

October 20, 2022

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Verizon Wireless customers ‘furious’ with Durango-area service

Residents receive inconsistent answers from mobile carrier as to why problems persist

August 15, 2022

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Service disruption for some AT&T customers lasts weeks in Forest Lakes subdivision

operations resumed Monday, wireless provider says

January 5, 2022

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Bayfield town trustees discuss priorities for 2022 budget

internet, workforce housing top list of key items to tackle

October 6, 2021

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Stakeholders weigh in on how La Plata County should spend $11M in COVID-19 relief money

Community organizations highlight housing, pay for essential workers, mental health services

September 15, 2021

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Federal grant awards $6.3 million for Southwest Colorado broadband

Department of Agriculture announces funding as a part of ReConnect Program

October 17, 2020

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100 years of Farmers Telephone: From bean farmers to the Wi-Fi age

Company pushes centennial celebration to next year

July 6, 2020

Local News

As schools close, coronavirus highlights digital divide in Southwest Colorado

students lack internet access, but teachers have creative solutions

March 22, 2020

Pine River Times news

As schools close, coronavirus highlights digital divide in Southwest Colorado

students lack internet access, but teachers have creative solutions

March 20, 2020

Local News

Rural Colorado sees more broadband options, but not quickly

Expansion goes with state goal to get rural Colorado up to speed

February 25, 2020

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Federal grant seeks to boost regional internet service

Satellite company receives $6.7M to expand services in three counties

December 25, 2019

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Desperate for Denver TV, some residents resort to old-school technology

Antenna and transmitters bring Front Range stations to region

October 2, 2019

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Durango Broncos fans find screens showing their team

‘At least they’re not showing the Raiders’

September 22, 2019

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Cowboys will bump Broncos from TV screens Sunday in Southwest Colorado

Private contracts prevent Denver TV from airing in La Plata County

September 20, 2019

Pine River Times news

Private contracts prevent Denver TV from airing in La Plata County

Cowboys will bump Broncos from Durango TV screens Sunday

September 20, 2019