The following was a press release issued by the USDA on June 24, 2020 WASHINGTON, June 24, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $86 million in rural broadband service(PDF, 110 KB) for 17,000 people and businesses in eight states. “Access to high-speed broadband internet, or e-Connectivity, is a cornerstone of prosperity anywhere, …
COVID-19 Response Plans for Connecting More Residents, Businesses at the State and Community Level
Bowling Green, Ky. (April 21, 2020) – Connected Nation (CN) is providing a new resource for state and community leaders that will help them identify immediate and simple solutions for connecting more residents and businesses during COVID-19 quarantines. “When local and state leaders began to implement shut down and ‘social distancing’ orders now nearly a month ago, we responded by …
Cut off: Coronavirus pandemic worsens hardship for thousands of Lansing area residents without internet
“It’s not a want to have. It’s a need to have. It’s sad that it took a virus to make people see that.” ~Eric Frederick, Executive Director, Connected Nation Michigan The following story was published in the Lansing State Journal on April 14, 2020 by Sarah Lehr Wesley Clark, 84, needed a new wheelchair. His doctor wanted to explain via …
FCC Chairman Launches the Keep Americans Connected Pledge, Here’s What He’s Asking Providers to Do
The following press release was issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on March 13, 2020 Pai Calls on Broadband and Telephone Service Providers to Promote Connectivity for Americans Impacted by the Disruptions Caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic WASHINGTON, March 13, 2020—Yesterday, in multiple phone calls with broadband and telephone service providers and trade associations, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit …
USDA Extends ReConnect Application Deadline to March 31
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand announced USDA has extended the deadline (PDF, 245 KB) for ReConnect Pilot Program applications to March 31. “By extending the ReConnect Program application deadline, we are helping even more qualified organizations access the essential funding to make high-speed broadband connectivity a …
Connected Nation Praises Final Passage of the Broadband DATA Act, Commends Senate Commerce Chairman Wicker, House Energy & Commerce Chairman Pallone for their Leadership
Washington, DC (March 10, 2020) – Connected Nation (CN) praised the final passage of the Broadband DATA Act (S.1822) in the U.S. Senate today, after the bill cleared the House of Representatives by unanimous consent on March 3. The national nonprofit believes that progress toward closing the Digital Divide in the United States cannot be achieved without accurate and precise …
Healthcare From Anywhere: Telehealth Use & Perceptions in Rural Michigan
Study Finds Expanding Telehealth in Just Five Michigan Counties Could Mean Nearly $4.7 Million in Savings Per Year Lansing, MI. (March 5, 2020) – Connected Nation Michigan (CN Michigan) just released a groundbreaking study that closely examines the use and perceptions of telehealth in rural areas. “Our nonprofit has long been focused on connecting more families and communities to high-speed …
Healthcare From Anywhere: Telehealth Use & Perceptions in Rural Michigan
Study Finds Expanding Telehealth in Just Five Michigan Counties Could Mean Nearly $4.7 Million in Savings Per Year Lansing, MI. (March 5, 2020) – Connected Nation Michigan (CN Michigan) just released a groundbreaking study that closely examines the use and perceptions of telehealth in rural areas. “Our nonprofit has long been focused on connecting more families and communities to high-speed …
Healthcare From Anywhere: Telehealth Use & Perceptions in Rural Michigan
Study Finds Expanding Telehealth in Just Five Michigan Counties Could Mean Nearly $4.7 Million in Savings Per Year Lansing, MI. (March 5, 2020) – Connected Nation Michigan (CN Michigan) just released a groundbreaking study that closely examines the use and perceptions of telehealth in rural areas. “Our nonprofit has long been focused on connecting more families and communities to high-speed …
Education, Business, National Security: Why Connecting One Rural Texas Town Affects Us All
“I sometimes feel like we’re sitting ducks out here.” by Jessica Denson, Communications Director Connected Nation Monahans, TX (February 24, 2020) – Shellie Porras owns three businesses located in Monahans, Texas — all within 2 square miles. She operates a gym, a car wash, and a trucking company, and she wouldn’t be able to run them without access to broadband …
