Next Generation Broadband in Montana

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Elon Musk wants to connect RVs and trucks to the internet through SpaceX’s Starlink satellites

“This application would serve the public interest by authorizing a new class of ground-based components for SpaceX’s satellite system that will expand the range of broadband capabilities available to moving vehicles throughout the United States and to moving vessels and aircraft worldwide,”

COVID-19 Bill Passes Senate With $17 Billion Broadband Investment

Potential $17 billion would be biggest one-time funding boost

The US Needs 100 Mbps Broadband To Keep Up with Modern-Day Tech

“We must learn from our experience during the pandemic and raise federal standards for new broadband service to require low latency, high reliability, and speeds that meet our expected 21st century needs.”

Proposed law could force ISPs to stop hiding true size of monthly bills

“ISPs are notorious for keeping customers in the dark,” bill supporter says.

Senators call on FCC to quadruple base high-speed internet speeds

In a letter to government leaders Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators called for a quadrupling of base high-speed broadband delivery speeds making 100Mbps down and 100Mbps up the new base for high-speed broadband.

How States Are Expanding Broadband Access

New research identifies tactics for connecting unserved communities

State Broadband Task Forces, Commissions or Authorities and Other Broadband Resources

All 50 states have created either a task force, commission, or authority to coordinate broadband exapnsion.

Montana Legislature – Broadband Status and Initiatives

Montana’s broadband connectivity is a critical resource for purposes of education and employment, to access eGovernment services, and to participate broadly in our global world

States couldn’t afford to wait for the FCC’s broadband maps to improve. So they didn’t

Georgia, Maine, Pennsylvania and others took mapping into their own hands, building their own granular data to pinpoint gaps in internet coverage and apply for federal funding.

In surprise vote, Montana House Republicans (and incumbent companies) kill Democratic municipal broadband proposal. “(Providers) just do not show up in those small towns”

“(Providers) just do not show up in those small towns,” “We’re trying to show the people of Montana that we’re trying … but we’re getting thwarted at every turn,”

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