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How might Idaho make it easier for people to access the internet and get up to speed on digital skills? That’s the focus of ongoing research that will shape a new statewide plan.
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Federal officials have announced another $759 million in funding for rural high-speed internet, including for states and tribes in our region. This is the third round of funding to build out internet access in rural areas. It finances projects in 24 states, three territories and tribal nations. In the Mountain West, that includes projects in Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Wyoming and the Navajo Nation.
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In Idaho, Utah and Wyoming, less than 8% of qualifying households had taken advantage of a federal broadband subsidy. But an expansion in eligibility may mean an uptick in uptake.
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The digital divide in the Mountain West stretches across vast swaths of rural, urban and Native lands and disproportionately affects residents in low-income brackets and people of color. But as federal pandemic relief dollars start flowing into state coffers, the cash is opening up opportunities to dramatically expand broadband access in Western communities and beyond.
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Idaho has partnered with internet connection performance company Ookla to help identify where the state should prioritize efforts to expand broadband internet access.
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Roughly 1% of households in Idaho have signed up for the Biden Administration's new Emergency Broadband Benefit program.
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With white supremacist violence on the rise nationwide, a University of Nevada, Las Vegas sociologist is studying how the Internet can turn hateful...
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Top politicians are in Vail, Colorado, this week for the annual meeting of the Western Governors Association.
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A state-by-state analysis of internet speeds shows that our region has some of the slowest broadband and mobile network speeds in the country. Wyoming,…
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This interview was originally broadcast Wednesday, June 27, 2018.Social media may no longer be a new frontier for the experienced, but educating children…