R.I.’s broadband plans move forward despite Cox lawsuit

Updated at 2:45 p.m. on Oct. 4.

Jacquelyn Voghel

10/04/2024

A SCREENSHOT of the online Rhode Island broadband map provided by R.I. Commerce Corp.'s ConnectRI program.

Rhode Island officials say a Cox Communications lawsuit could threaten a federal $108.7 million allocation to improve high-speed internet access in the state, so they are pushing ahead with their “Internet for All” plan despite the opposition from Cox. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration approved the state’s plan for broadband

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