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MAIN: If city council doesn't act we will be forced to shut down a major part of our network

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Jake Frankel | 04/24/2012

The Mountain Area Information Network is warning costumers and supporters that it will lose "a major part of its Asheville network on May 1" if Asheville City Council doesn't act at its April 24 meeting.

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Wally Bowen: Media infrastructure is key to local self-reliance in WNC

Jake Frankel | 11/28/2011

Communities must become self-reliant in broadband and media infrastructure to achieve sustainability, said media activist Wally Bowen, founder and executive director of the nonprofit Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN).

4 comments

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MAIN sues FCC over Internet rules

David Forbes | 09/30/2011

The Mountain Area Information Networks is suing the Federal Communications Commission over new open internet rules, claiming the regulations are "flawed, unenforceable, and fail to achieve the goals of preserving Internet freedoms."

2 comments

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A-B Tech meeting: Officials laud $104 million project to put rural NC on the information highway

Hunter Goosman & Jeff Fobes | 08/12/2011

The promise of $104 million being spent in rural North Carolina to connect those area with the information highway brought ebullient officials together at A-B Tech.

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A-B Tech meeting: Officials laud $104 million project to put rural NC on the information highway

Hunter Goosman & Jeff Fobes | 08/12/2011

The promise of $104 million being spent in rural North Carolina to connect those area with the information highway brought ebullient officials together at A-B Tech.

2 comments

2.5K views
Thinking broadly

Brian Postelle | 05/20/2009

1 comments

1.3K views
Xpress 2.0

Jon Elliston and Jason Sandford | 04/22/2009

14 ways to make mountainx.com work for you

5 comments

1.5K views
Xpress is Flickrin' and Twitterin' now

Margaret Williams | 03/25/2009

1 comments

849 views
Bowen: MAIN's future lies in wireless broadband

Jason Sandford | 03/04/2009

7 comments

1.9K views
Bloggers gone bad: criminal penalty for libel considered

Nelda Holder | 02/06/2009

State legislation has been filed that would make it illegal to communicate libelous or slanderous material through online services, blogs, forums and other electronic means.

28 comments

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Nonprofit study: WNC households lack adequate high-speed Internet access

Julia Ritchey | 2 days ago

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MAIN launches new website aiming to shine light on broadband deficit

Jake Frankel | 12/29/2012

0 comments

1.3K views
Amazon cloud failure brings down Reddit, flipboard and other sites

Bill Rhodes | 10/22/2012

0 comments

702 views
MAIN: Thousands in WNC lack access to internet service, according to new report

Jake Frankel | 09/11/2012

0 comments

540 views
McDowell Chamber of Commerce gets a new website

Caitlin Byrd | 02/28/2012

0 comments

544 views
Malicious 'complaint' email claims it’s from Better Business Bureau

Jeff Fobes | 12/07/2011

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1.2K views
100 miles of new fiber cable to improve Internet access in five WNC counties

Jeff Fobes | 12/04/2011

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1.5K views
No easy fix for connectivity in Nantahala Gorge as kayaking world championships approach

Jake Frankel | 09/26/2011

0 comments

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Still can't hear you: Lack of connectivity in Nantahala Gorge causes multiple woes

Jeff Fobes | 09/22/2011

0 comments

602 views
NC state Senate passes broadband bill, a killer for cities

Webmaster | 06/10/2010

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