WORD of the MONTH: WI-FI (or WIFI) - Do you know what it really is?

Congratulations Orland!
The Maine Connectivity Authority Board (MCA) awarded $1,886,241 from the Connect The Ready: Cohort 2 grant to Consolidated Communications, Inc. (DBA Fidium Fiber), bringing affordable fiber based internet for all residents of Orland in 2025. 

​Fidium is available to all in: 
​Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Deer Isle, Penobscot, Sedgwick, Stonington,
​& most of Surry. 
Newbury Neck & ​the east side of Toddy Pond have Premium Choice (parts have both).
Fidium is far less expensive and has more capacity (2,000Mbps vs only 200Mbps)

​Free Classes in ORLAND 
Open to All!

​Got Starlink & want to get rid of it?​
Ensure it is properly configured per: give IT get IT then CONTACT:
Christa Thorpe, Community Development Officer
[email protected] - Mobile: (207) 350-9185|Office: (207) 614-0729

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Fidium Fiber
​​See: Q&A

Important Information 
Availability, how we got here,
how to get help & more!

Digital Equity

NDEC - Educational Resources
Free Classes at  digitalequitycenter.org

MISSION STATEMENT

Peninsula Broadband for All

The Peninsula Utility for Broadband (PUB) advocates for fast, flexible, affordable and reliable internet to incentivize business, support schools, advance the quality of healthcare, connect homes and facilitate long term education and socialization of our rural communities.

THE PUB​

The Peninsula Utility for Broadband (PUB) is a coalition of town working groups that seeks to enhance the quality of life and develop opportunities in education, health care and job creation through significantly improved Internet built to address today, and more specifically, the future. The PUB now represents all towns on the Blue Hill Peninsula and Deer Isle/Stonington to include: Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Deer Isle, Orland, Penobscot, Sedgwick, Stonington and Surry. 

We meet monthly to share information and discuss opportunities for the Peninsula-wide and Island communities, with collaboration to more effectively work common issues and coordinate meeting attendance, consolidate resource documentation, share planning development and insights, as well as lessons learned from the group and others. 

The PUB's focus is on synergizing efforts of the communities represented, as well as the efforts of other state and national groups working toward the same or similar goals. Each committee/working group and their associated town will educate and advocate Broadband/Internet service, which is affordable and available to all. 
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​synergizing​ = combine or coordinate the activity of (two or more agents) to produce a joint effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.

WE EXIST
​For transparency and equity for the people and towns.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?
​Volunteer to help us by simply referring someone to www.pubfiber.org!
We're interested in what you think - Digital Equity affects us all and we can use your inputs! 
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