Rural Texans, internet providers worry that feds’ broadband expansion ...

Local News; Rural Texans, internet providers worry that feds’ broadband expansion plan will have a painfully slow rollout ... Read More

$42 billion rural internet program fails to connect with rural Texans - MSN

M EDINA COUNTRY, Texas - It was supposed to provide people in rural areas with affordable high-speed internet. But three years after it was approved, the Biden administration's $42 billion ... Read More

DIGGING DEEPER: Rural broadband assistance sees federal policy changes and a potential protections act

Between billions of dollars of defaulted rural broadband expansion projects and over-regulated legislation that bogs down developers, the federal government has not had the most success when it comes ... Read More

Texas broadband expansion faces hurdles | The Texas Tribune

The sums to expand broadband in the Lone Star state are staggering: First, there is $461.7 million from the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021, part of Biden’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Texas has billions pledged to expand broadband; it’s slow process

Internet service providers, local governments and other officials have one more chance to challenge the maps before the $3.3 billion is allocated. That process began Dec. 3. Read More

Rural fiber internet expansion is at risk as Trump administration ... - MSN

Louisiana fiber internet provider Cajun Broadband was granted $33 million as part of the plan, but the “money isn’t flowing” and concerns are growing over whether the new administration will ... Read More

Rural broadband project in Rogers County gets boost from feds, Cox internet

The Roco Broadband plan brought $3 million from the federal government and Cox to bring fiber internet to homes underserved homes. In 2017, nearly 40% of homes in northeastern parts of Rogers ... Read More

Federal broadband subsidies boosted rural internet, but service faded ...

A federal multibillion-dollar effort that subsidized internet service providers to bring broadband to underserved areas has provided much-needed high-speed internet to some of the country’s remote and ... Read More

Rural fiber internet expansion is at risk as Trump ... - The Verge

Rural fiber internet expansion is at risk as Trump administration holds funds A shift toward ‘tech-neutral’ internet could give Starlink an edge, while fiber providers remain in limbo. Read More