People living in remote parts of the US may soon find it a little easier to get access to broadband. More than $667 million in grants and loans will be given to 22 states and the Marshall Islands to connect rural residents and businesses with high-speed internet, the US Department of Agriculture said Monday. This… Continue reading High-Speed Internet for Rural Areas Gets Over $600 Million From USDA
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USDA Gives Out Over $600 Million to Connect Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet
It may soon be a little easier for people in some remote parts of the US to get broadband access. The US Department of Agriculture on Monday said it will provide $667 million in grants and loans to 22 states and the Marshall Islands to connect rural residents and businesses with high-speed internet. This is… Continue reading USDA Gives Out Over $600 Million to Connect Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet
SpaceX Launches Enormous Satellite for Faster Rural Broadband
After a two-day delay, SpaceX on Friday night launched Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter 3, a satellite designed to modernize an old-school approach to space-based internet access. A Falcon Heavy rocket carried the satellite to an altitude of nearly 18,000 miles above the Earth’s surface before releasing it into orbit three and a half hours after launch. The satellite… Continue reading SpaceX Launches Enormous Satellite for Faster Rural Broadband