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Despite the efforts of local governments and others, the move to provide internet access to millions of Texans has been slow and faces new challenges.
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Northwestern Oklahoma will receive federal funds to replace seven rural bridges the Federal Highway Administration says are crucial for economic growth.
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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.
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The federal government is offering grant money to help address the problem, but small towns fear they lack the tech knowhow and resources to defend their systems and are daunted by grant applications.
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Small towns far from big cities rely upon federal grants to help them, but numerous definitions of what the government considers rural make that complicated.
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As President Biden visited the Midwest to tout the recently passed infrastructure measure, the Midwest Newsroom breaks down a regional “wish list,” and explains how some of the money will be spent.
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An infrastructure bill in the U.S. Senate has billions of dollars for Kansas roads, bridges, electric vehicles and high-speed internet, but passage is far from certain
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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...
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A Federal Communications Commission map suggests Kansas and other Midwestern states have near-perfect cellphone coverage.The Kansas Farm Bureau begs to…
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Rural Texas residents stand to be hurt if President Trump’s proposed budget is adopted, reports the Texas Observer. The White House budget cuts billions…