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Rural Internet In West Virginia
Internet service coming to estimated 10,000 rural West Virginia homes, businesses with broadband expansion
Farmed Sourced News
Sep 100 min read
Federal delays are holding up $21 billion for rural internet projects, as states wait for guidance
State officials are waiting for guidance on how they can spend billions of federal dollars earmarked for rural broadband projects.
Farmed Sourced News
Sep 10 min read
Broadband Deployment:
Agencies Should Take Steps to Better Target Underserved Areas and Consider Sustainability
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
Aug 310 min read
Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation Broadband
CPUC Last Mile Broadband Deployment Project Brings Connectivity and Digital Sovereignty to Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation
Farmed Sourced News
Aug 180 min read
Broadband Construction Begins on Laguna Pueblo
Tribal members on the Laguna Pueblo will soon have access to high-speed internet after a broadband fiber infrastructure project...
Farmed Sourced News
Aug 140 min read
Powering Innovation: Data Centers, Compute, and U.S. Competitiveness
Missing from much of this discussion is the strategic role data centers play in enabling innovation.
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
Aug 110 min read
Rural Broadband in California
Connecting California: How CPUC Programs Help Bring High-Speed Internet to Rural Communities
Farmed Sourced News
Jul 300 min read
Tech Boosts Iowa 911 Backup Signals
The Iowa Communications Network (ICN) has upgraded its wireless backup system at the Iowa National Guard’s Joint Forces Headquarters...
Farmed Sourced News
Jul 60 min read
Graham Co., AZ High Speed Internet
High-speed internet is coming to Graham County with new broadband infrastructure.
Farmed Sourced News
Jun 130 min read
Rural and Non-Rural Tech Funding Gaps
Rural communities are not under-taxed. They are under-resourced.
Farmed Sourced News
Jun 110 min read
Wyoming Grows Broadband
Broadband Providers Are Expanding Service in Areas Where There May Be Only One Customer Per Mile
Farmed Sourced News
Jun 50 min read
Iowa Broadband Infrastructure
ICN Enhances Iowa Broadband Infrastructure with 100G Chicago Route
Farmed Sourced News
Jun 10 min read
Heartland Fiber Project address rural AI hyperscaler opportunities
The joint initiative expands long‑haul fiber infrastructure to meet growing data demands.
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
May 280 min read
Data Centers: What Stays Local, What Doesn’t
[S]everal local costs and benefits of data centers to communities that host them...
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
Apr 290 min read
Oklahoma BEAD Grant
NTIA Approves $574 million BEAD Grant Program for Oklahoma.
Farmed Sourced News
Apr 220 min read
Whose Farm or Ranch?
The seriousness of development threat to farms and ranches.
Farmed Sourced News
Apr 140 min read
Data Centers Going Rural
Nearly 40% of Americans now live within 5 miles of a data center.
Farmed Sourced News
Apr 130 min read
Rural Broadband in Virginia
Quarterly Performance Report of the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative - Q3 FY2026 Report
Farmed Sourced News
Apr 10 min read
Iowa Fiber Upgrades
ICN Completes Fiber Upgrades Across Northern Iowa for Enhanced Redundancy
Farmed Sourced News
Feb 90 min read
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