Rural America Asks: 5G or No G? – "How do we get 5G into rural America?" Sen. Jon Tester

At a hearing about broadband infrastructure, Sen. Jon Tester https://www.tester.senate.gov/?p=press_releases (D-Mt.) asked a critical question: "How do we get 5G into rural America?"

Indeed, senator. How?

"Winning the race to 5G" does not mean we need to let the most powerful companies in the mobile wireless industry define the rules of the road.

If the FCC gets it right on rule changes, hundreds of small, rural, local broadband providers will be empowered to invest in their networks – resulting in a rapid increase in the number of rural and small-town Americans who can receive broadband service in their homes and places of work.

By Claude Aiken

Opinion | Rural America Asks: 5G or No G?

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Broadband Speed: FCC Map Vs. Experience on the Ground

This article discusses broadband availability and usage comparing federal data to data obtained through open source speed test.

http://www.matr.net/article-83941.html

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With New RFP, Delaware Aims to Eradicate Broadband ‘Deserts’ http://www.matr.net/article-83946.html

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