The Conversation

Rural students’ access to Wi‑Fi is in jeopardy as pandemic‑era resources recede

Students in rural America still lack access to high-speed internet at home despite governmental efforts during the pandemic to fill the void. This lack of access negatively affects their academic ...
Opinion

A Program to Expand Rural Internet Access Now Looks Like a Slush Fund for Tech Billionaires

Notably, the program almost immediately started to shift funding to tech billionaires promising to use satellite internet to reach communities that have previously been underserved by wired internet ...
Nasdaq

C Spire Launches 5G Home Internet to Expand Rural Internet Access for Mississippi Consumers

RIDGELAND, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- C Spire, a diversified telecommunications and technology services company, announced the launch of C Spire 5G Home Internet, expanding rural internet access for ...
Agri-Pulse

FCC plans $9 billion effort to expand 5G access in rural areas

The Federal Communications Commission is moving ahead with a $9 billion effort to expand 5G mobile broadband service in rural areas. The commission last week voted to roll out the first phase of the ...
Mother Jones

Millions of Americans Will Soon Lose Internet Access. That’s a Disaster for Rural Health.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On New Year’s Eve 2021, the federal government launched the Affordable Connectivity ...
Phys.org

Internet use during pandemic illuminates urban–rural digital divide

There has long been an urban–rural digital divide, and the COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on this divide as internet access became crucial. Schools shifted instruction online; workers were asked ...