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News Articles: Broadband

Communities in rural and other underserved parts of the state have struggled to increase broadband access amid infrastructure and funding shortfalls.

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Georgia awards $234M in federal cash for rural broadband

Georgia is awarding $234 million in federal COVID-19 relief fund to construct broadband internet to rural locations.

January 04, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Georgia’s Broadband Availability Map shows areas lacking broadband service in light yellow. (courtesy Georgia Broadband Office)

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Georgia congressional delegation wants more time to ensure accurate broadband maps

The federal government should give Georgia and other states more time to submit corrections to new maps that show where broadband service does not reach, Georgia’s congressional delegation urged in a letter Wednesday.

December 22, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Grapevine
Communities in rural and other underserved parts of the state have struggled to increase broadband access amid infrastructure and funding shortfalls.

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  • Economy

Internet in West Georgia will get a speed boost from $36 million USDA loan

Communities across a swath of central and west Georgia can look forward to high-speed fiber optic internet following the announcement of a $36 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

October 31, 2022
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Hikers stand by tents along a trekking route on Mount Kilimanjaro in 2014. The Tanzanian government has installed high-speed internet service on the slopes of the mountain.

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Mount Kilimanjaro climbers can share slope selfies in real-time thanks to new Wi-Fi

Tanzanian authorities installed the high-speed broadband network on the slopes of Africa's tallest mountain last week and say it should reach the summit by the end of this year.

August 22, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a press conference.

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Kemp awards $408M in grants to expand rural Georgia internet

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is awarding $408 million from federal coronavirus relief funds to expand high-speed internet access in rural parts of the state. The Republican governor said Tuesday that the 49 winners will match the spending with $330 million of their own money.

February 02, 2022
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  • Associated Press
An illustration of different photos of rural life.

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Political Rewind: A discussion of the growing gap between 'Two Georgias' — one urban, one rural

Thursday on Political Rewind: We turn our attention to the issues people of rural Georgia face. For many years, political leaders routinely talked about the two Georgias: the prosperous Metro Atlanta region and the vast majority of the state’s geography where prosperity was out of reach for many. The phrase went out of favor in political circles because it seemed divisive and discouraging of change. But the problems remain and can’t be easily ignored.

December 09, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Technicians and engineers install antennae receivers on Lena Foss' home in Akiak, Alaska. Internet speeds will double in the town later this month, when it gains access to broadband internet.

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This Alaskan town is finally getting high-speed internet, thanks to the pandemic

Many people in rural areas couldn't migrate their lives online when the pandemic hit because they lacked fast internet. Tribes in Alaska are now using new federal funding to install broadband.

November 07, 2021
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  • Greg Kim
A Viasat internet satellite dish is seen in the yard of a house in Madison, Va., on March 31.

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More than 1 in 3 rural Black southerners lack home internet access, a new study finds

The research shows that across 152 counties, 38% of Black residents in the rural South have no home internet access, compared to 23% of white residents.

October 06, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
The pandemic has underscored the importance of having a reliable internet connection, with adults dependent on it for work and young people reliant on it for their education.

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Internet Subsidy Gives $50 A Month Discounts For Low-Income Americans

The $3.2 billion temporary pandemic program will last for up to six months after the pandemic is over or until the funds run out.

May 12, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
Vice President Harris talks to reporters Tuesday as she leaves Milwaukee, a stop on her tour to promote President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, which includes expanded broadband.

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  • Politics

Harris' Broadband Push Could Be Political Windfall — Or Pitfall

Vice President Harris is leading the White House push on a $100 billion broadband plan — an assignment that could burnish her deal-making bona fides, but also comes with some political risks.

May 06, 2021
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  • Ayesha Rascoe
Counties in orange are part of a new planned broadband internet expansion.

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  • Economy

Electrical Co-ops Set To Provide New Broadband Internet For 18 Georgia Counties

About 80,000 customers of electrical cooperatives across an 18-county area south of Atlanta will have new access to high-speed internet in coming years. 

February 09, 2021
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  • Grant Blankenship

Georgia's Broadband Deserts

A recent survey by the University of Georgia finds that 16 percent of Georgians don’t have access to a high-speed internet connection. The vast majority...

June 27, 2017
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  • Tony Harris ,
  • Ryan McFadin ,
  • and 1 more

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