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The Oklahoma Broadband Office opened a large round of federal grants for high-speed internet projects in the state last week. Officials say it is the largest broadband expansion program in the state's history.

The federal investment follows the $1 billion approved by Texas taxpayers to help connect the state.

Reliable broadband service is essential in today's world, and we discuss Oklahoma's plan for improving access with the new executive director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office.

Installing fiber-optic internet in sparsely populated places like western Kansas is extremely expensive, even with government subsidies. But some smaller, local broadband providers are finding ways to make it work where the big national companies have not.

One advocate says the expansion could change the economy in the way rural electrification did in the last century.

The federal Emergency Broadband Benefit subsidizes home or mobile access for many who already qualify for federal anti-poverty programs like Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid.

Rural areas are often the last to receive broadband. The lack of broadband is similar to another issue that rural communities faced decades ago — rural...

GARDEN CITY, Kansas — Rural Kansas communities hope to see roads, internet and taxes addressed in the upcoming 2020 legislative session. But some voters…

Fifteen million Texans lack access to broadband internet. Most of those Texans are rural residents, and many live in the Texas Panhandle.Now, as KERA…

The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-1 on Tuesday to undo Obama-era rules intended to help small companies provide faster wireless internet...