Internet Is Expensive, Slow and Limited for Rural Wyoming While the state is working to improve broadband connectivity across the state, many in rural areas of the state find themselves paying more for slower Internet speeds and without any options. Margaret Austin, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle | February 1, 2021 | News
(TNS) In homes with children, fighting over who gets to use the internet or who needs to stop their streams has become a common American experience over the last couple decades. It s an argument that Laramie County, Wyo., resident Jackie Fornstrom knows well, living with her husband and four teenage boys on their family farm a few miles outside Pine Bluffs.
Rural Wyoming Sees Slower Internet, Higher Costs of Late
Rural areas in Wyoming have fewer options for high-speed Internet, leaving some stuck with high-cost plans that sometimes don t cover their needs gaming, streaming, video chats, online classes, remote work and more. by Margaret Austin, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle / February 1, 2021
Laramie County resident
Jackie Fornstrom
knows well, living with her husband and four teenage boys on their family farm a few miles outside
Pine Bluffs.
But for her family, the problem was accelerated by slow Wi-Fi speeds that seemed even slower than what she was paying for. Until August, they used
Range Telephone Communications DSL internet through a landline phone for $80-$85 a month, but Fornstrom said that s just because it was the only option available.
More than $500 million in federal funding helped Wyoming businesses in 2020
In the past nine months, the Wyoming Business Council has infused almost $513 million into the stateâs economy, helping businesses and nonprofits weather the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In March 2020, the U.S. Congress allocated the State of Wyoming $1.25 billion as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
During a Special Session in May, the Wyoming Legislature passed three bills to guide how that money was to be spent, initially earmarking $325 million for business and nonprofit relief through the COVID-19 Business Relief Program (BRP), which the Business Council administered.
In the past nine months, the Wyoming Business Council has infused almost $513 million into the state’s economy, helping businesses and nonprofits weather the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In March 2020, the U.S. Congress allocated the State of Wyoming $1.25 billion as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. During a Special Session in May, the Wyoming Legislature passed three bills to guide how that money was to be spent, initially earmarking $325 million for business and nonprofit relief through the COVID-19 Business Relief Program (BRP), which the Business Council administered.
“Thanks to Governor Gordon, the Wyoming Legislature, and our partners, we were able to place relief funding directly into the hands of businesses and nonprofits, keeping doors open and more folks employed,” said Business Council CEO Josh Dorrell. “Combining the relief funding with some of the country’s most business-friendly health orders allows W
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