Majority of Oklahomans not taking advantage of internet discount offered by federal government
Tulsa World· 11 hours agoThe Affordable Connectivity Program debuted in December, but of 1.5 million households in Oklahoma,...
Virginia gets $219.8 million from feds to expand rural broadband access
Augusta Free Press· 4 days agoThe U.S. Department of the Treasury recently announced that Virginia is one of four states poised to...
Court orders PUC to pay rural phone companies $200 million for short-changing subsidy
Corpus Christi Caller-Times· 17 hours agoAt issue is a pool of money called the Texas Universal Service Fund that is managed by the PUC and...
FCC Approves Starlink For Planes, Ships, & Trucks
CleanTechnica· 17 hours agoStarlink, the satellite based internet service from SpaceX, has long wanted to expand its service to airplanes, ships, and large trucks ...
... Corporation (NYSE: BOC) Acquires All The Internet Service Assets Of Strawberry Communications
TheStreet.com· 1 day agoUtah Broadband ("UBB"), a majority owned subsidiary of Boston Omaha Corporation (NYSE: BOC), has completed the acquisition of Strawberry Communications' Internet ...
Non-profit donates laptops to Harrisburg, Jones Center in Cairo
The Southern Illinoisan· 6 hours agoThe city of Harrisburg and the Harold S. Jones Fine Arts Center in Cairo are among recipients of...
Stronger together: using collective impact models to improve rural mental health | MinnPost
MinnPost· 13 hours agoThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on mental health, particularly in rural America....
Broadband expansion grants awarded
Ladysmith News· 16 hours agoThe Public Service Commission of Wisconsin awarded funding from the state’s Broadband Expansion Grant Program, totaling $124.97 million for 71 projects that will expand broadband ...
Texas is expanding broadband
The Daily Sentinel· 14 hours agoStudents in rural and low-income neighborhoods have been without internet at home for years, but it wasn’t until the pandemic started that Texas focused ...
Pima County launches 70 free internet hot spots in Tucson area
Arizona Daily Star· 4 days agoThe first 70 hot spots were activated on June 27, and 50 more are set to launch by mid-July. The new...