There are more than 19 million people living in rural America who lack access to a broadband internet connections, including about 22 percent of people in rural Iowa, 36 percent of people in rural Illinois, and 25 percent of people in rural South Dakota. A partnership between Microsoft and  an Illinois-based wireless internet provider hope to […]

It makes me appreciate efforts to increase rural access to broadband internet services — a topic I have thus far roundly ignored.

With U.S. net neutrality rules set to expire June 11, the entire Senate Democratic caucus is hoping to force a vote this week to restore it.

The new AyrMesh Hub2x2 by Ayrstone is designed to deliver high-speed outdoor WiFi across large outdoor areas.

The Governor of Montana has become the first in the nation to implement action to safeguard internet freedom, following the FCC’s recent net neutrality repeal. Governor Steve Bullock signed an executive order to protect net neutrality in Montana by requiring that successful recipients of state contracts adhere to internet neutrality principles. Standing alongside a group […]

With roughly 23.4 rural Americans lacking broadband internet access, many companies have come forward with some “out-of-the-box” ideas in the hopes of getting everyone connected within the next five years. Microsoft is actually going back to the box so to speak to extend broadband coverage through TV white spaces. TV white space is the unused […]