A report prepared by Minnesota’s Office of Broadband Development in 2023, a Digital Equity Act requirement at the time, stated about 67% households in Greater Minnesota have broadband ...

Explore the impact of rural broadband investment on communities, enabling remote work, telehealth, and education ...

Filling unmet needs More than one-fifth of Americans do not have broadband internet access at home, according to the Pew Research Center. In rural communities, the number jumps to 27 percent.

UNDERSTANDING THE RURAL CONNECTIVITY CHALLENGES To see how partnerships can target the digital equity gaps in rural areas, it is important to understand how the factors impacting access in these ...

Despite the global nature of research, most published studies originate from a small number of institutions and countries, ...

Assemblyman Joseph Angelino speaks at a rural equity press conference joined by his Republican colleagues. (Submitted photo) ALBANY – This week, Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C-Norwich) joined ...

A landmark environmental justice agreement is aimed at fixing longstanding sanitation issues in a rural, predominantly Black Alabama county. Residents say they've waited long enough.

On June 18, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Torres Small as Under Secretary for Rural Development at USDA. On Nov. 8, 2021, the U.S. Senate appointed her to the position.

Digital Equity Act funding was a relatively small part of a $65 billion allocation stemming from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for development of broadband infrastructure and digital ...

Technology Trump moves to end Digital Equity Act, a program to boost computer skills and access in rural areas Whether Trump has the legal authority to end the program remains unknown.

Digital Equity Act funding was a relatively small part of a $65 billion allocation stemming from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for development of broadband infrastructure and digital ...