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SpaceX opens pre-orders for Starlink satellite internet service

You can put money down on Elon Musk’s next technological venture right now, as long as you’re willing to wait.

The Highs And Lows Of Covering News In Small Towns

Many of Montana’s small towns have local newspapers that have often been operating for decades. This “community journalism” plays a vital role and presents unique challenges for the journalists who staff these small papers. Philipsburg Mail editor Emily Petrovski joins Gwen and Sally for this episode of Parsing the Press.

Senator Tester Rolls Out Bipartisan Bill to Address Telecommunications Workforce Shortages Holding Up Broadband Expansion in Montana

Senator’s legislation will help fill next-generation jobs and bolster Montana’s economy by training workers from rural and frontier communities

What Starlink beta testers really think about Elon Musk’s satellite internet

“Starlink will serve the hardest-to-serve customers that [telecommunications companies] otherwise have trouble reaching.”

The Byrne Family donates 25 new Chromebooks to Ulm, Montana School

Small school districts don’t usually have big budgets – but sometime they have caring benefactors with huge hearts. That was evident in Ulm recently where one couple helped the district meet the challenges of Covid-19 head on.

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New accelerated apprenticeship education initiative helping communities get people trained in electrical and plumbing work

“We’re able to deliver electrical and plumbing courses around the state of Montana,” said David Krueger, the dean of technical sciences at MSUN.

Lowering broadband transaction costs with pay-per-forward networking

Pay-per-forward networking is an emerging technology which has the potential to greatly improve Internet access, especially in rural areas and developing countries.

5 Ways Biden Can Help Rural America Thrive and Bridge the Rural-Urban Divide

Biden’s administration has an opportunity to address challenges that hold rural America back and divide the country along geographic lines.

‘I can’t afford to live here’: North Idaho housing prices skyrocket amid low inventory

Real estate agents say the North Idaho market is one of the most competitive they have ever seen, partly due to people from out of state buying up land.