FCC pledges more funding for rural broadband deployment
The Federal Communications Commission on Monday announced an additional $67 million in annual support to bring improved broadband service to rural America. The money is intended to help rural broadband providers deliver improved service to nearly 110,000 homes in rural communities in 43 states. Under the FCC's guidelines, rural customers would see their download speeds increase to at least 25 Mbps and uploads to 3 Mbps.