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FCC readies broadband map to help allocate funds for higher speeds

by Savannah Maher
Nov 17, 2022
Identifying where high-speed internet is available has been tricky. But the map may give officials a better idea of who's left out.
The new map may address stubborn inequality in the reach of broadband internet. Tribal and rural communities could benefit.
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Small towns offer cash to lure telecommuters

by Dan Kraker
Nov 25, 2021
Bemidji, Minnesota, population about 15,000, is offering people $2,500 to relocate to the Northwoods and bring their remote jobs with them.
Sarah Sanchez moved to Bemidji from Phoenix in January, in the middle of the pandemic. She works from home for her job as a grant writer for an Arizona nonprofit.
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For many in rural parts of the U.S., internet access is still elusive

by Andy Uhler
Oct 6, 2020
Rural counties in Mississippi received a $4.6 million grant to connect schools, businesses and public services to the internet.
The FCC has estimated it will take about $80 billion to bring broadband access to the whole country.
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How COVID-19 is affecting one small-town doctor

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 12, 2020
For physician Scott Anzalone of Ohio, the scariest part of the outbreak isn't the illness.
Dr. Scott Anzalone serves around 3,500 patients from his small clinic in Logan, Ohio.
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For small-town economic success, broadband is the new railroad

by Peggy Lowe
Apr 17, 2019
Emporia, Kansas, wants to get into tech.
Emporia, Kansas, population 24,700, has always been home to manufacturing. City leaders now hope to bring more technology jobs to the area.
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How rural America is turning into a digital desert

by Molly Wood
Dec 6, 2018
The geographic digital divide is wider than ever.
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The Federal Reserve is taking on the digital divide

by Molly Wood
Oct 8, 2018
Almost 40 percent of rural America doesn't have access to broadband internet or reliable mobile service.
A reel tender helps install fiber-optic cable onto telephone poles in Louisville, Colorado, in 2001.
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New York plans to boost broadband infrastructure

by Aaron Schrank
Mar 24, 2017
New York is looking to bridge the digital divide by bringing broadband access to every household in the Empire State by the end of next year. It would be the first state in the country to pull that off. Many poor and rural areas lack broadband.  Click the audio player above to hear the full […]
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FCC wants to throw a high speed Lifeline to low income families

by John Moe
Feb 1, 2012
Internet more important than phones
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White space goes live

by Marc Sanchez
Jan 27, 2012
Grandmaster Flash mistakes white space for "White Lines" and says "don't do it!"
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