Dial Up Internet is Going Away

You probably didn't know that dial-up internet was still a thing and it was, although according to Morning Brew Media, in 2021 there were still a few thousand people connected that way but soon they will no longer be.

Flash back to the late 1990s when AOL, America On-line, hosted more than 18 million subscribers.

The final goodbye for the few thousand will be September 30th.

If you're living in rural Southeast Colorado, you might have your eyes on a story we've been following, SECOM's grant that is bringing more fiber internet to underserved and unserved areas. (See related content here https://www.coloradonewsyourway.com/post/rural-homes-get-ready-for-fiber-internet

And if you're on a wireless plan and live in the Las Animas area, SECOM's website is reporting a planned outage day for Thursday, August 14th for some maintenance. It's expected to be no more than six hours. You can follow the planned outages on their site, just scroll to the bottom and search for network status for the latest.

We will continue to follow, all things internet as it's so important for our rural way of life. Many of us live 30 miles or more from towns and cannot attend meetings easily. And many of us depend on on-line shopping for things we can't get locally. And you're reading news and information on our site, emerging media demands strong connections.

Thank you for trusting us, your on-line source for news and information in Southeast Colorado.

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