With the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) facing the imminent end of its funding this month due to Congress not securing further allocations, rural community members across the United States are at risk of losing their lifeline to connectivity. States anxiously await updates from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding the status of their Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) programs, and the absence of ACP funding only exacerbates the challenges faced by underserved rural populations.
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RuralRISE is a community of organizations that aims to increase opportunities and prosperity for small and rural communities across the United States.
Recognizing that innovation and entrepreneurship are blind to location, RuralRISE seeks to increase the opportunities, increase accessibility, and spotlight innovation, entrepreneurial, and startup activities that work in a rural context.
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Of the 28 million households in the U.S. that lack broadband internet in their home, 18 million say it is because they cannot afford an internet connection. For rural Americans, that lack of affordability – paired with the rural-urban digital divide – often means insurmountable challenges to accessing an affordable connection to the internet. In […]
The wireless industry has been on a journey to continuously improve networks since its inception two decades ago. The newest generation of wireless technology, 5G, is designed to enhance some of the current industrial technology rural America runs on. As wireless technology continues to improve, the networks themselves will need more wireless spectrum. Additional wireless […]
2024 Speaker Series
The monthly Speaker Series takes place on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. Join the RuralRISE community for presentations and community updates. Register here.
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