Category: ruralinternet

Elizabeth Warren reveals $85 billion rural broadband plan

Post author By Randall
Post date August 7, 2019
Categories In 2020 election, 2020election, digital divide, digitaldivide, elizabeth warren, elizabethwarren, fcc, federal communications commission, federalcommunicationscommission, gear, Internet, Politics, rural broadband, rural internet, ruralbroadband, ruralinternet, Tech

[ad_1] She plans to earmark $85 billion in federal funding to expand broadband networks in rural areas. Currently, the Federal Communications Commission offers $4.6 billion/year to fund rural broadband infrastructure, while the Rural Utilities Service doles out $800 million/year in grants and loans. Under Warren’s plan, the $5 billion funding for expanded broadband on Native […]

FCC announces 5G airwave auction and $20 billion rural broadband fund

Post author By Randall
Post date April 12, 2019
Categories In 5g, ajit pai, ajitpai, at&t, att, fcc, federal communications commission, federalcommunicationscommission, gear, Internet, Mobile, rural broadband, rural internet, ruralbroadband, ruralinternet, Sprint, t-mobile, Tech, Verizon

[ad_1] Tens of millions of Americans don’t have access to broadband speeds, and the FCC has announced a series of measures to help connect them to faster internet speeds. With its latest measure, the agency is repurposing funds create the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. It seeks to connect up to four million rural homes and […]