The FCC's new, more accurate broadband maps may lead to improved coverage
The new data is key to $42.5 billion in high-speed internet grants.
rural broadband
FCC rejects Starlink request for nearly $900 million in broadband subsidies
Officials aren't convinced SpaceX's outfit can fulfill its promises.
FCC seeks to reduce rural broadband funding waste with new accountability program
The agency plans to conduct double the number of audits it did in 2021.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Verizon partners with Amazon to offer satellite internet in rural areas
Wireless broadband could be available in more remote places.
FCC commits $20.4 billion to help close the rural digital divide
$16 billion will bring high-speed broadband to ‘wholly unserved’ areas.
Bernie Sanders proposes $150 billion for public broadband improvements
He also wants lower-cost service and to break up telecom giants.
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.
Microsoft plans to bring internet access to 40 million people by 2022
The company will start with projects in Latin America and Africa.
Microsoft plans to bring broadband to 9 million more Americans
The figure includes a million people in unserved rural areas.
FCC approves another $137 million to expand rural broadband access
It'll bring high-speed internet to 36,579 homes and businesses over the next decade.
Elizabeth Warren reveals $85 billion rural broadband plan
She also aims to restore net neutrality.
FCC hopes to fix its broadband maps with more precise data
This is on top of a proposed $20 billion rural broadband fund.
T-Mobile and Sprint make promises to clinch FCC's merger approval
This includes 5G expansion, rural broadband and ditching Boost Mobile.
FCC announces 5G airwave auction and $20 billion rural broadband fund
The measures are part of the agency's 5G Fast plan.
T-Mobile opens a home internet trial in rural and underserved areas
The invitation-only, $50/month service has no data caps.
FCC allocates $67 million to boost rural broadband adoption
Whether or not that happens is another matter.
US government lays out strategy to speed up rural broadband deployment
More than 20 federal agencies have joined the American Broadband Initiative.
FCC offers 'reverse-auction' to expand rural broadband access
The allocation of almost $2 billion over 10 years starts in 2018.
