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

broadband internet

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

Dan December 13, 2018Industry 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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internetrural broadbandUSDA/Rural Development
usda

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

Dan November 13, 2018Industry 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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rural broadbandUSDA/RD
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USDA Invites Comments on the Implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program

Dan July 27, 2018Industry 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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broadbandrural broadbandUSDA
connectivity

Ag Groups Applaud Precision Ag Connectivity Act

Dan April 27, 2018Industry News Release, Technology

ASA President John Heisdorffer says his group welcomes the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. “This legislation understands the unique needs of growers across rural America,” Heisdorffer says. “We urge …

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AFBFASArural broadband
farm bureau

Agricultural Broadband Bill Important Milestone, Farm Bureau Says

Dan April 25, 2018Industry News Release, Technology

The Senate Commerce Committee approved S. 2343, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. The bipartisan bill is an important milestone in delivering broadband service crucial to the operation of …

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AFBFrural broadband
coalition

Coalition Works to Expand Rural Broadband

Dan April 19, 2018Industry News Release, Technology

A coalition of rural and farm groups are seeking to improve rural connectivity to broadband. The first in a series of workshops was held Wednesday at the Department of Agriculture. …

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Ag Sec PerdueAjit Pairural broadband
coalition

Microsoft Working to End Broadband Gap in Rural America

Dan April 2, 2018Industry News Release, Technology

Microsoft is working to close the broadband gap in rural America. However, a DTN report says the company needs the help of rural residents to accomplish that task. Shelly McKinley, …

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Microsoftrural broadband
usda

Broadband Investment and Section 199A Tax Code Fix in Omnibus Applauded by Perdue

Dan March 25, 2018Economy, Funding, Industry News Release, Technology

Broadband: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded the robust investment of $600 million in rural broadband for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which was included in the FY …

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Omnibus Spending Billrural broadbandSection 199A
broadband internet

USDA Looking for More Funding Applications to Improve Broadband Access

Dan March 21, 2018Industry News Release, Technology

Anne Hazlett, Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development, says the USDA is accepting applications for grants to fund broadband infrastructure projects in unserved rural communities. She says e-connectivity is …

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Anne Hazlettrural broadbandUSDA
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Hartzler Introduces Legislation to Address Broadband in Farm Bill

Dan March 13, 2018Industry News Release, Technology

Republican U.S. House member Vicky Hartzler of Missouri is seeking to include rural broadband in the next farm bill. Monday, Hartzler introduced the Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act, which …

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2018 Farm Billrural broadbandVicky Hartzler
broadband internet

Ag Broadband Coalition Hails Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act

Dan January 25, 2018Industry News Release, Technology

The Agricultural Broadband Coalition applauded bipartisan leaders in the House and Senate for introducing the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 on Thursday, a milestone piece of legislation that will …

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connectivityprecision agriculturerural broadband
americans

“Connect Americans Now” Formed to Improve Rural Broadband Access

Dan January 5, 2018Industry News Release, Technology

A group of community leaders, rural advocates, and industry innovators have come together to form “Connect Americans Now.” Their goal is to work with the Federal Communications Commission and other …

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Connect Americans Nowrural broadband
usda

Rural Broadband Improvements will be Costly

Dan July 5, 2017Industry News Release, Technology

The president promised to improve broadband service to rural areas as part of his nationwide infrastructure plan. Bloomberg says it would take roughly $80 billion to expand broadband to all …

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American Farm Bureaurural broadbandtechnology
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Perdue Comments on Rural Broadband Needs

Dan June 23, 2017Industry News Release, Technology

On the way to Iowa this week, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told a White House press pool that broadband internet has become the infrastructure of necessity in rural areas. His …

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