Analysis: Funding for rural broadband in Texas is in trouble. The pandemic might save it. - The Texas Tribune

Rural Texans have been clamoring for high-speed internet services for years, and the requirements of a pandemic — work, schools and medicine — have raised the stakes. But a state fund that ... Read More

Legislators, cooperatives push for continued rural broadband expansion - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Emily Brewer is a small-business owner and lifelong Isle of Wight County resident. She is also a state delegate — but she doesn’t have an internet connection at home. Read More

Pandemic hasn’t crushed broadband networks—even rural areas are doing OK

The sharp growth in residential-broadband traffic seen during the pandemic is starting to level off, new data shows. While Internet speeds have slowed somewhat in many parts of the United States ... Read More

Texas needs a broadband expansion plan, lawmakers tell Gov. Greg Abbott - The Texas Tribune

As the COVID-19 pandemic has "exacerbated existing disparities" related to high-speed internet access in Texas, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers asked Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday to develop a ... Read More

Rural TN: $400 million in COVID recovery funds will bring broadband to communities - WKRN News 2

The COVID-19 pandemic created technology barriers for many rural Tennessee counties as people began working from home or participating in online learning. But the state is working to close the gap. Read More