Next Generation Broadband in Montana

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How a new Electric utility company model can expand broadband access across communities

The electric utility company expands its fiber optic network to improve its own electric and information services, then leases the excess fiber capacity to an ISP.

SpaceX will use sun visors to darken future Starlink satellites

SpaceX has already launched over 400 satellites to bolster a constellation that could one day provide global broadband internet access.

Tester Joins Bipartisan Call for Better Access to Telephone-Based Health Care for Montanans without Broadband

Senator: “Your access to healthcare should not be determined by your access to broadband”

 

FCC Commissioners Sharply Disagree on U.S. Broadband Report

A new Federal Communications Commission report suggests U.S. broadband deployment is trending in the right direction, despite flawed mapping data and a lack of tech neutrality in the analysis.

Elon Musk says Starlink internet private beta to begin in roughly three months, public beta in six

Starlink ultimately aims to provide low-cost, high speed broadband connectivity to customers globally, with the specific goal of offering service to customers who don’t currently have reliable or quality access due to their remote location.

Rural Counties That Are Active Online Have Higher Incomes

When the number of “online ventures” goes up, so does the county’s prosperity. 

Our lack of will to expand broadband access has left millions of students disconnected during closures

As schools close and students and teachers are forced to improvise ways to do distance learning, it’s exposing a big fault line in our society: our refusal to guarantee every household internet access.

9 Future Predictions For A Post-Coronavirus World

The upside of where we find ourselves right now is that individuals and corporations will be more resilient in a post-COVID-19 world.

Internet access has never been more important for Montana students, but gaps remain. Can you help?

Billings superintendent Greg Upham has repeatedly said that access is an equity issue for remote learning — something that is a barrier to student learning that kids can’t control.

Montana Internet seeking support to give students internet

Over 100 students need internet for education.

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