T-Mobile opens Home Internet signups in Michigan
It's now available to Kent, Muskegon and Ottawa residents, whether they're current customers or not.
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Alphabet's balloon-powered Loon internet comes to Mozambique
Loon is partnering with local carrier Vodacom in regions with little 4G coverage.
A $1 billion initiative aims to bring EV chargers to highways and rural areas
ChargePoint hopes to fill the gaps that prevent EV adoption.
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FCC commits $20.4 billion to help close the rural digital divide
$16 billion will bring high-speed broadband to ‘wholly unserved’ areas.
FCC rolls out a $9 billion fund for rural 5G connectivity
It will replace the $4.5 billion Mobility Fund Phase II to bring 4G LTE to rural areas.
FCC task force will help connect farms and ranches
The Precision Ag Connectivity Task Force will work with the USDA on policy recommendations.
These British cows got access to 5G before most people
Their connected collars are part of a high-tech robotic milking system.
Microsoft says FCC data on improved broadband coverage is misleading
It's not really getting any better.
FCC allocates $67 million to boost rural broadband adoption
Whether or not that happens is another matter.
FCC offers $67 million more per year for rural broadband programs
The funding could bring broadband to 100,000 new homes.
Microsoft says the rural broadband divide is worse than you think
The FCC's data doesn't tell the full story.
Facebook and MIT tap AI to give addresses to people without them
Four billion people in the world don't have an address. AI could fix that.
Verizon accused of misleading FCC on rural LTE coverage
It could hinder rural carriers' abilities to get federal funding.
T-Mobile will pay $40 million for failing to fix rural calls
The carrier also fessed up to inserting fake ringtones during calls.
England turns to the church to help fix rural internet
Take that, disestablishmentarianism.
President Trump signs order to promote broadband in rural areas
'You're going to have great, great broadband'.
AT&T's rural wireless internet is now available in 18 states
California and Texas are among the latest additions.
Verizon will give rural customers more time to find new providers
For those with no other options, it’s offering limited data plans.
FCC offers 'reverse-auction' to expand rural broadband access
The allocation of almost $2 billion over 10 years starts in 2018.
