The state's internet vendor says it has restored service after one of its damaged cables knocked several government agency websites offline — from state police to the health insurance exchange.

The U.S. Agriculture Department is distributing a dozen grants and loans in some of the least-connected areas in the country.

A municipal broadband project that has been in talks for several years may have to wait a bit longer still.

The state's chief information officer says a recent tour of the region's new internet infrastructure revealed burgeoning opportunities for a once disconnected people.

The municipal network would give residents the same quality of broadband service enjoyed by the Silicon Valley hub's biggest corporate neighbors, city CIO Jonathan Reichental told StateScoop.

With help from nonprofit EducationSuperHighway, Alaska will conduct research and explore partnerships to help bring high-speed internet to 59,000 under-connected students in the state.

A fiscal analysis announced by the mayor's office found that while the project would cost as much as .8 billion, it would also generate new sources of income and reduce reliance on existing providers.

If passed by the state Senate by the end of the year, an additional 0 million in annual funding would be made available for new networks.

The state has accepted the company's proposal, but it also has hired some extra help to avoid repeating history.