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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “rural broadband”

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Lawmakers Ask Biden for Rural Broadband Infrastructure Improvements

Brian German February 26, 2021 Agri-Business, Technology

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is encouraging President Joe Biden to make rural broadband infrastructure a priority moving forward. Members of the Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus sent a letter detailing …

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Significant Investment in Rural Communities Seen in 2020

Brian German December 28, 2020 Agri-Business, Funding

Throughout 2020 there was considerable investment made in rural communities to help bolster their local economies. Investments were made in areas of water infrastructure, high-speed broadband, and business development. The …

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Rural Broadband Projects to Receive $9.2 Billion from FCC

Brian German December 16, 2020 Funding

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will be making significant investments in rural broadband projects in the coming years. FCC recently announced that $9.2 billion in awards will be dispersed as …

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USDA Accepting Applications for ReConnect Program Funding

Brian German February 4, 2020 Agri-Business, Funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun accepting applications for another round of loan and grant funding for the ReConnect Program. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue recently announced that applications …

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Broadband Map Fix Will Reveal Needs

Dan December 20, 2019 Industry News Release, Technology

(AFBF) — The House of Representatives passed Farm Bureau-backed legislation that will improve the accuracy of broadband coverage maps to better identify needs. The Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability …

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USDA to Make Funding Available in 2020 to Deploy High-Speed Broadband Internet Infrastructure in Rural America

Dan December 12, 2019 Industry News Release, Technology

Announcement Made at Round One Investment in Iowa (USDA/RD) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the availability of a second round of $550 million in United States Department …

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Rural Broadband Will Boost Economy, Improve Sustainability and Animal Welfare

Dan July 11, 2019 Industry News Release, Technology

(AFBF) — Broadband is no longer a luxury but a necessity for modern agriculture and the quality of life for rural Americans, Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst told a …

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Report Released on Rural Broadband and Benefits of Next Generation Precision Agriculture

Dan April 30, 2019 Industry News Release, Technology

Reliable, High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity is Essential to Enhanced Agricultural Production Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue unveiled a groundbreaking report, A Case for Rural Broadband: Insights on Rural Broadband Infrastructure and Next …

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USDA Opens Application Portal for New ReConnect Rural Broadband Infrastructure Program

Dan April 23, 2019 Industry News Release, Technology

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting online applications for funding through the new ReConnect Rural Broadband Pilot Program. These funds will …

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Secretary Perdue on the American Broadband Initiative Milestones Report

Dan February 13, 2019 Industry News Release, Technology

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the American Broadband Initiative Milestones Report: “Last year, I presented the findings of the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural …

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USDA Launches High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity Resource Guide

Dan February 6, 2019 Industry News Release, Technology

Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new toolkit to help support the deployment of high-speed broadband …

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USDA Launches New Program to Create High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity in Rural America

Dan December 13, 2018 Industry News Release, Technology

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering up to $600 million in loans and grants to help build broadband infrastructure in rural …

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USDA Partners with Communities to Bring High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity Infrastructure to Rural Areas

Dan November 13, 2018 Industry News Release, Technology

More than 27,000 Businesses and Residents to Get Improved e-Connectivity Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced that USDA is investing in infrastructure projects in a dozen states (.pdf) …

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USDA Invites Comments on the Implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program

Dan July 27, 2018 Industry News Release, Technology

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced USDA is inviting comments on the implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program established in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 on March 23, …

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