rural broadband

Move to online legal services leaves disadvantaged on outside

Outlay comes on top of historic $65 billion infrastructure bill investment

Rural Digital Opportunity Fund money tops $5 billion

Will advise communities on spending billions on closing digital divide

Agency is giving extra points for network self-regulation

E-BRIDGE Act removes buildout barriers to EDA funds

FCC would get millions to promote its billions in subsidy programs

Department also sets aside $50 million for telemedicine, distance learning for programs

Charter Fiberlink, Time Warner Cable among those defaulting on some bids

Cost of upgrades, transport tougher on smaller carriers, those carriers argue