Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Starlink, recently met a speed bump after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) denied SpaceX’s bid for almost $1 billion in subsidies on Wednesday. SpaceX was looking to secure subsidies for its efforts to provide high-speed satellite internet to rural areas in the United States. SpaceX […]
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‘Who is standing up for us?’- Black, rural students left behind as U.S. schools go online
WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – With coronavirus sweeping through their rural district, the children of Francis Marion School in Perry County, Alabama, started school online this week. But for many, logging on for class was out of the question. Only about half of the school’s 600-odd students have reliable internet […]
Expansion of broadband in rural areas is vital for businesses and students, advocates say | Omaha State and Regional News
LINCOLN — When the coronavirus struck, Sidney-based Wheat Belt Public Power District implemented its plan to cope with a pandemic. But the strategy, devised years ago, soon developed a hitch. Internet speeds were too slow for two-thirds of the power district’s 29 employees who were sent to work from farms and […]