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Dec 3, 2020

New Pegasus Institute Report Details Steps to Remove Barriers to Broadband Expansion and Get Rural Kentucky Connected

Access to reliable, high-speed broadband internet is now more important than ever before. Kentuckians all across the…
Oct 12, 2020
Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky’s digital divide is a challenge for kids trying to learn in cities, rural towns
In Kentucky’s western coalfield region, Ashley Hale’s 11-year-old son had to manage virtual learning since…
Aug 27, 2020
MESSENGER-INQUIRER: COVID exposes Kentucky’s digital gap
From health care to unemployment, the virus has shown how “woefully” behind the state is in providing internet…
Aug 26, 2020
Kentucky Farm Bureau providing nearly 200 free Wi-Fi hotspots statewide
“This initiative may seem like a drop in the pond as it relates to solving the overall issue, but if we can help one…
Aug 14, 2020
Rural families without internet face tough choice on school
BEATTYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — John Ross worries about his children returning to their classrooms this fall with…
Jan 29, 2020
USDA: USDA Invests $55.3 Million in Broadband for Rural Kentucky and Tennessee Communities
Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy…