Congress should increase speed requirements for the USDA’s broadband programs to encourage fiber builds, committee hears.
The FCC is prepared to terminate by order the call traffic to and from One Eye LLC for alleged robocall violations.
The COVID-19 pandemic provided the foundation case for why fiber’s symmetrical capabilities have became so central.
Thune distributed a letter dated Tuesday seeking stakeholder input.
The musician recently announced a 2024 bid for the presidency.
Beginning financial planning early and allow time to tweak statutes that may stand in the way of certain funding options.
The Agriculture Department announced $502M will go to service providers in 20 states.
The mapping tool in the ReConnect application process allows applicants to designate proposed routes.
'Meta in recent years has set its sights on building, and ultimately controlling, a VR ‘metaverse.'
Agency leaders sign pact to formalize information-sharing on broadband deployment projects.
Join Acting Rural Utilities Service Administrator Chris McLean on June 8 at Broadband Breakfast for Lunch
In the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress reversed USDA’s ReConnect criteria in three crucial ways.
'You should build a relationship with your telecommunications field representative,' Edyael Casaperalta said.
We will explore what the government, states and infrastructure builders - public and private - should be doing to prepare.
Shekinah Pepper said Wednesday tribal communities should be on alert for service providers asking for chunks of subsidies upfront.
Nevada, Louisiana, American Samoa and Puerto Rico will join.
USDA putting money to expand broadband in 12 states, Ziply expands in 14 markets, TikTok most downloaded app in 2020.
Trump files class-action against major tech firms, New York gets $21M for rural internet, default apps get most use.
FCC's Lisa Hone appointed to NEC, EBB signs up 3.2 million homes, Oregon finishes network, senators request data sharing.
March 17, 2021 — Officials administering the Coronovirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) prioritized immediate digital learning over […]
January 20, 2021—$20 billion in federal funding has been promised by the incoming Biden Administration to build up broadband infrastructure […]
December 23, 2020 — The last five years have boasted massive strides towards closing the urban-rural broadband and utilities divide, […]
December 2, 2020 – As House GOP leaders ask the Government Accountability Office to audit the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]
November 22, 2020 – In the event that the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden seeks substantial funding for broadband […]
November 12, 2020 — The failure to connect the rural-urban digital divide in the United States is not one of […]
November 3, 2020 – Broadband networks have had their greatest challenges during the coronavirus pandemic, and sometimes fail in meeting […]
The top official of the Federal Communications Commission on Monday provided an update on the agency’s approach to 5G deployment […]
October 12, 2020 – The digital divide is a real problem for rural America, Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA, the […]
July 21, 2020 — The House voted to ban TikTok, an app owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, on federal […]
June 17, 2020 — The bidding process to secure a portion of the Federal Communications Commission’s $20.4 billion Rural Digital […]
The devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic has tested the will of millions of businesses and cooperatives throughout our nation, but help […]
June 4, 2020 — Cities must continuously adapt their strategies to provide technology services to the disadvantaged segments of their […]
The House of Representatives passed the HEROES Act, a coronavirus response bill, with a bipartisan 208 to 199 vote Friday. […]
May 14, 2020 — The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, also called the HEROES Act, contains $5 […]
May 11, 2020 — A bipartisan group of senators on Friday urged the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation […]
May 6, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced $23 million in grant investments for rural broadband infrastructure […]
Sens. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Reps. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., along with 140 colleagues […]
April 24, 2020—A host of guests at the Rural Assembly webinar on Wednesday painted a grim picture of the state […]
April 22, 2020— Executives in major federal agencies such as the Departments of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Housing and […]
U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand announced Monday that the USDA was opening a […]
