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Little Rock, AR – Consumer Reports is asking Americans to upload their internet bills so researchers can figure out why the cost, reliability and speed varies greatly between rural and urban areas. Comments from Amira Dhalla, associate director of community engagement and operations, Consumer Reports; and Whitney Kimball Coe, director of national programs and rural assembly, Center for Rural Strategies.
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Partnership launches public awareness campaign to help close digital divide, targeting Arkansans who are eligible for new federal $50 a month discount for home internet service.
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As part of the emergency response to COVID-19, the federal government is providing $50 direct payments toward internet bills, until funding runs out or the pandemic is declared over by health officials. Experts are urging Arkansans who need assistance to apply quickly. Comments from Nick Ludlum, senior vice president, CTIA, a trade association representing wireless service providers.
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Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston discusses broadband, jobs in the pipeline, and bills moving through the state legislature.
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U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) talked about giving the President trade promotion authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, getting broadband to rural…