Building networks not enough to expand rural broadband
Public grants to build rural broadband networks may not be sufficient to close the digital divide, new Cornell University research finds.
Mar 6, 2021
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Starlink: SpaceX's new internet service could be a gamechanger in Africa
It's hard for many of us to imagine a world without instant, limitless internet access. Some have even argued that it should, alongside access to clean water and electricity, be considered a basic human right.
Mar 1, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Can a metal box the size of a toaster oven bridge the digital divide? Denver startup believes it can.
Colorado's soaring mountains and its sparsely populated rural areas make it difficult to provide high-speed broadband and wireless services consistently across wide swaths of the state.
Aug 3, 2022
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Business
Winner of $1.3 billion in broadband funds faces big hurdles
The big winner in a 2020 federal auction to build more broadband in rural America was a relatively small company started by a Minnesota entrepreneur. Since then, not much has gone right for the firm or the people waiting ...
Jul 13, 2022
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Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities
Cities and urban counties across the U.S. are raising concerns that a recent rule from President Joe Biden's administration could preclude them from tapping into $350 billion of coronavirus relief aid to expand high-speed ...
Sep 12, 2021
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Engineering
The multilayered challenges of broadband expansion
In the Biden Administration's proposal to invest in the country's infrastructure, $100 billion is carved out to address gaps in broadband access. According to the Federal Communications Commission, at least 19 million Americans ...
Jun 21, 2021
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T-Mobile aims first wireless broadband service at rural homes
T-Mobile US Inc., taking a first step in its long-promised assault of cable and phone companies' landline businesses, is launching wireless broadband service to homes in rural areas.
Jul 9, 2020
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High-speed internet is a necessity, President Biden says, pledging all US will have access by 2030
President Joe Biden on Monday said that high-speed internet is no longer a luxury but an "absolute necessity," as he pledged that every household in the nation would have access by 2030 using cables made in the U.S.
Jun 26, 2023
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Researchers survey rural residents' Internet usage in Aotearoa, New Zealand's northern island
Several years ago, the government of Aotearoa New Zealand undertook an initiative to provide Internet access throughout the country. To observe the status of broadband adoption and usage in the rural areas, a group of final ...
Dec 22, 2022
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USDA announces $759M for high-speed internet in rural areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available $759 million in grants and loans to enable rural communities to access high-speed internet, part of the broader $65 billion push for high-speed connectivity from last ...
Oct 27, 2022
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