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Broadband Resources Newsletter September 2021

The September 2021 Broadband Resources Newsletter can be found on the Community Development Portal page. It compiles several of the articles found in the news section and on the broadband resources…

The Possibilities of Precision Ag

Chad Rupe is a former Administrator of USDA’s Rural Utilities Service and current Managing Member with Rural America Strategies. Mary Cullen writing for the Fiber Broadband Association in an article…

A Perspective on the Digital Rural Economy

Rural Matters is a biweekly, 30-minute podcast about rural education, business, and health. One of the recent episodes offers a great perspective on the importance of internet access in rural areas.…

Closing the Digital Divide Is Important to Teens

The National 4-H Organization has released findings the have made about the importance of teens having internet connectivity. READ MOREOne interesting fact released in the study is that 73% of teens…

Evidence for the Need to Connect Farms to Broadband Service

The NTCA - Rural Broadband Association has recently released a study: FROM FIBER TO FIELD: THE ROLE OF RURAL BROADBAND IN EMERGING AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY. Joshua Seidemann, the report’s author,…

Multiple Paths to Solve Rural Broadband Access

Ray Zeisz, Senior Director of Technology Infrastructure Lab at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University is actively seeking ways to help with rural broadband access. His…

A "Connected" Farm Field Day

Getting broadband connectivity in rural areas of North Carolina is often a challenge. Having homes connected for reasons of earning income, educational opportunities, and accessing health care is…

Podcast: Why NC Farmers Need Good Internet

The NC State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Farms Food and You Podcast recently covered the topic of broadband connectivity and farms. Dee Shore talked to leaders in broadband…

Broadband Resources Newsletter, May 2021

The May 2021 Broadband Resources Newsletter can be found on the Community Development Portal page. It compiles several of the articles found in the news section and on the broadband resources…

A Deep Look Into Broadband in Rural America

The Foundation for Rural Service has provided a white paper on the importance of connectivity in rural America. It is a go-to resource to understand the issues shaping broadband access, adoption, and…