Published by Texas Farm Bureau on March 23, 2020. With schools and offices throughout the country closed to stem the spread of COVID-19, access to rural broadband is critical as students and employees transition to online classrooms and teleworking. Unfortunately for many in rural America, an already troubling situation is being made worse by lack of the critical connections only …
Lack of Broadband Costs Rural Texas
Waco, TX (October 7, 2019) –Rural Texas communities have found themselves on the wrong end of the Digital Divide and people are tired of waiting for access. Last week, Eric Frederick, VP of Community Affairs, Connected Nation, spoke with the Texas Farm Bureauabout how lack of broadband (high-speed internet)access hurts rural Texans. “There are a number of different problems that …
