Published by The Telecompetitor on July 17, 2019 By Joan Engebreston Most Telecompetitor readers are already sold on the benefits of ubiquitous broadband. But that’s not necessarily true of the broader U.S. population, including those who may not recognize what it means to lack broadband as many rural areas do today or, conversely, the breadth of rural broadband benefits. This …
American Broadband Buildout Act Would Dedicate $5 Billion to Rural Broadband
The following was published in the telecompetitor on July 1, 2019 by Joan Engebretson The American Broadband Buildout Act, introduced by Senators Susan M. Collins and Doug Jones, would make $5 billion available to help bring broadband to rural areas where the service is not currently available and to support digital literacy and public awareness campaigns. The funding would come …
Broadband Service Provider Profile: Hill Country Wireless Turns to Fixed Wireless to Serve the Unserved
Published by telecompetitor on June 11, 2019 By Joan Engebretson When Ginger and David McCullough moved from a cattle ranch near Amarillo, Texas to the Texas Hill Country, they were astonished to learn that the only internet connectivity available to them was dialup. As they explained in an interview with Telecompetitor, that’s how they got into the business of providing …