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.
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SpaceX wants to put Starlink internet on rural school buses
The pilot would keep kids online during lengthy rides home.
The man who built his own ISP to avoid huge fees is expanding his service
Jared Mauch just received $2.6 million in funding to widen his service to 600 homes.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
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.
Google wants to streamline the tricky process of assigning addresses in rural areas
Address Maker is a free Android app to help make things easier for governments and non-profits.
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.
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.
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.
