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Rural broadband

Rural broadband expansion a legislative priority for 2022

Tim Farley
Thursday, December 9, 2021
More than 340,000 Oklahoma public school students have no broadband access when they go home for the day, a state lawmaker said. Rep. Logan Phillips (R-Mounds) intends to file several bills that will “shrink the digital divide” between rural and urban areas.
The Universal Service Fund is a system of telecommunications subsidies and fees managed by the Federal Communications Commission intended to promote universal access to telecommunications services in the United States.

The Universal Service Fund is a system of telecommunications subsidies and fees managed by the Federal Communications Commission intended to promote universal access to telecommunications services in the United States.

Federal, State Universal Service Funds Described

News Staff
Monday, September 2, 2019
The Universal Service Fund is a system of telecommunications subsidies and fees managed by the Federal Communications Commission intended to promote universal access to telecommunications services in the United States.
According to broadbandnow.com

According to broadbandnow.com

AT A GLANCE: Oklahoma Broadband

News Staff
Monday, September 2, 2019
• 90.5% of Oklahomans have access to wireline service. • 22.7% of Oklahomans have access to 1-gigabit service. • 12.3% of Oklahomans have access to fiber-optic service. • 72.3% of Oklahomans have access to cable service. • 84.0% of Oklahomans have access to DSL service.
Oklahoma ranks 47th in the nation for broadband access. In the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank’s seven-state region (Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, western Missouri, and northern New Mexico), Oklahoma has the most underserved broadband population: nearly one-third of the state’s residents.

Oklahoma ranks 47th in the nation for broadband access. In the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank’s seven-state region (Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, western Missouri, and northern New Mexico), Oklahoma has the most underserved broadband population: nearly one-third of the state’s residents.

FCC Aims to Connect America Allocates $201M to Extend Broadband to 66,301 Homes, Businesses in Oklahoma

News Staff
Monday, September 2, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Communication Commission has approved $201million in funding over the next 10 years to expand broadband service to 66,301 unserved houses and businesses in 61 Oklahoma counties. Oklahoma ranks 47th in the nation for broadband access.
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