Bowling Green, Kentucky (March 24, 2022) — We don’t often think of technology and connectivity as having a particularly profound impact on the food and agricultural products that we consume. However, connectivity and technology both have increasingly essential roles in producing, delivering, and preparing these products. One of the more impactful uses of technology in agriculture comes in the form …
Governor Abbott Reappoints Harris And Names Chair, Vice-Chair To Governor’s Broadband Development Council
The following press release was issued by the office of Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday, March 18 AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Jennifer Harris to the Governor’s Broadband Development Council for a term set to expire on August 31, 2024. Additionally, the Governor has named Marty Lucke as chair of the council and Harris as vice-chair. The council …
Connected Nation Texas Broadband Solutions Manager joins the panel “Rural Broadband and What it Means to You”
Abilene, TX (February 24, 2022) – Connected Nation Texas Broadband Solutions Manager, Sierra Sees, joined State Rep. Stan Lambert, Paul Beale from Taylor Telecom, and Terra New from West Central Texas COG on the “Rural Broadband and What it Means to You” panel at the Abilene Chamber of Commerce Farm Ranch and Wildlife Expo on Wednesday, February 23rd. “It’s always a …
Issue Media Group to Launch Rural Innovation eXchange
The following press release was issued by Issue Media Group on February 17, 2022. February 17, 2022 – Issue Media Group is excited to announce the company’s latest online media project – Rural Innovation eXchange (RIX). RIX will focus on the innovation, talent, entrepreneurship, social innovation and community development taking place in rural Michigan and feature the work of rural …
This is what’s changing – and what isn’t – about the Emergency Broadband Benefit as it becomes the Affordable Connectivity Program
Discounts on internet service will decrease for most, but the hope is more low-income households will enroll Bowling Green, Kentucky (February 9, 2022) – The new, federal broadband discount program might prove that “less really is more” as it lowers individual household internet discounts but seeks to register even more people in need. The Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program was …
Eaton County Broadband Communication Council releases internet survey results, Technology Action Plan
County residents, businesses want better speeds, reliability, and affordability Eaton County, Michigan (February 7, 2022) – After more than four months of research, the Eaton County Broadband Communication Council this week published a Technology Action Plan that’s focused on how to improve broadband (high-speed internet) across the county. “The citizen survey provided valuable information needed to locate problem areas to …
Why having access to broadband and other tech is now a MUST HAVE for America’s farmers and ranchers
Sidney and Philo, Illinois – When you think of farming or ranching—the words “technology” or “broadband access” probably aren’t the first ones that come mind. “When you talk about farmers in particular. I think there’s an oversimplification of what that sector involves. We have a large history as a nation to be an agrarian nation, but that sector in particular …
Weather, terrain, national parks: Silver Star Internet tackles some of the most challenging areas to connect in the country
“It’s not for the faint of heart.” Freedom, Wyoming (December 20, 2021) – Silver Star Internet is no stranger to challenge — local residents had to build it from the ground up. “The company was a rural telco started by farmers and ranchers in the area back in 1912,” said Paul Petersen, COO. “They named it Silver Star Telephone Co.” …
USDA begins accepting applications for $1.15 billion in loans and grants to help people living in rural communities get access to high-speed internet
Includes up to $350 million for grants in Tribal and socially vulnerable communities The following was issued by the USDA on November 24, 2021 WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, 2021 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department has begun accepting applications for up to $1.15 billion in loans and grants to help people in rural areas get …
Portland news station to host live, expert panel discussion during national conversation on Digital Divide
KGW will be one of three live locations across the country Portland, Oregon (November 3, 2021) – KGW, Portland’s NBC-affiliate and Emmy-winning tv station, will host expert panelists during a live, national event taking place on Wednesday, November 17. Connected Nation (CN) is producing the free event titled “20 years of connecting the nation: a national conversation on the Digital …