Tag: Rural Internet
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Rural Americans Are More Likely to Rely on Their Phone to Get Online
Rural Americans are more likely to get online via smartphones and generally spend less time on the internet, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. Overall, 95% of adults use the internet. Pew Research Center’s National Public Opinion Reference Survey found that 90% have a smartphone, and 80% have a high-speed home internet…
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FCC Is Ramping Up its Efforts to Provide 5G Home Internet Access to Rural America
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking further comment on its effort to connect more Americans with a 5G network, with a goal of better using its updated coverage map to dole out needed funds. The FCC released a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to “refresh the record” for the 5G Fund for Rural Americans to…
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It Costs $300,000 to Connect Fiber to a Home in Remote Parts of America
Connecting every home in America is an aspirational goal pretty much everyone can agree on. But the problem comes down to whether it makes financial sense to actually complete the job. The problem comes down to price, as The Wall Street Journal found. The average cost to run a fiber optic cable line is estimated…
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Major Improvements Coming to Rural American Broadband
Rural broadband has long been a forgotten part of the Internet with many parts of America fortunate to have one provider that is offering what can barely be called broadband. Now it seems that the US government is ready to make a major investment in the backbone of American broadband. This week President Trump announced…