Tag: Rural Broadband
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A Bill To Help Expand Rural Broadband Internet is In The Works
The Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act to expand broadband internet to rural areas is scheduled for a Senate hearing tomorrow.
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Verizon Expands LTE Home Internet to Rural Areas
After launching this summer, Verizon announced today that its LTE Home Internet service is now expanding to include 189 markets spanning 48 states. The service includes unlimited data with download speeds of 25 Mbps with peak download speeds of 50 Mbps. The router can be self-installed, allowing customers to get set up on their own…
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Verizon Launches Broadband Service in Rural Areas
Verizon announced today that it has launched a new broadband service that will bring internet service to rural areas. The new broadband Internet service is now available in Savannah, GA; Springfield, MO; and Tri Cities, TN/VA/KY. Starting today, Verizon will expand home connectivity options to rural areas. “Our 4G LTE network keeps our customers connected…
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USDA Gives Another $25 Million+ in Funding to Expand Rural Broadband Funds
On Monday, the US Department of Agriculture announced that they had given $18.7 million to be used for bringing broadband access to rural areas in West Virginia. “This project is providing a critical communications investment in some truly rural areas of West Virginia,” West Virginia State Director Kris Warner said in a statement. “Through USDA’s…
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The FCC Approves $89.2 Million For Rural Broadband in 21 States
Today the FCC announced it is spending $89.2 million to bring broadband to rural Americans in 21 states. The goal is that this money will help expand broadband to 123,000 unserved rural homes and business. “Across the nation, we’re continuing to close the digital divide so that all Americans—no matter where they live—have access to…
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Broadband Internet Continues to Expand Into Rural Maine
Maine-based company Redzone Wireless, LLC announced it has nine new wireless broadband sites activated this month serving Maine, including 14,000 new homes and businesses in 22 primarily rural communities. Here are the communities with new full or partial access: 1. Alfred 2. Anson 3. Arrowsic 4. Bath 5. Casco 6. Cornville 7. Farmingdale 8. Gardiner 9. Hallowell 10. Madison 11. Naples 12. Norridgewock 13. North Anson 14. North Berwick…
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The President Says He Will Spend a “Great Deal” on Rural Broadband
Over the last year the US government has been taking steps to make rural broadband a priority. Now the President, as part of a new spending plan announced on Monday, said the US government will invest an estimated $50 billion in rural internet infrastructure. “[T]he rural folks have been left out, including broadband Internet access,…
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Congress Wants to Create a National Broadband Access Standard
Recently a bipartisan bill called the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2018 was introduced by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.). This bill would determine whether mobile and broadband in rural areas is “reasonably comparable” to services in urban areas. T “While progress has been made, too many rural areas continue to…
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Cord Cutting This Week #11 – Free Streaming Locals, Amazon Price Hike, & More
This week we continue our weekly recap show called Cord Cutting This Week. Every week I pick out a handful of stories I think could have the most significant long-term impact on cord cutting and give you my personal opinion on them. The show is still in beta, as we test out how the show will look,…
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The FCC is Working on Providing $500 Million in Additional Funding For Rural Broadband
Yesterday the FCC announced a proposal that would provide an additional $500 million in new funding for rural broadband. In a statement from the FCC explained their goal with the new funding: “Closing the digital divide is the FCC’s top priority. A key way to reach this goal in rural America is updating the FCC’s…