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Expanding access to reliable, high-speed internet has long been a priority for rural communities, but the coronavirus pandemic made the task even more urgent. Children and families without internet access have found themselves severely disadvantaged as schools are implementing mandatory online classes and doctors are shifting more of their services online. People in rural communities without broadband access cannot afford to wait for service.
Union Wireless Chooses Aviat for Rural Broadband Expansion
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AUSTIN, Texas, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW), the leading expert in wireless transport solutions, today announced that Union Wireless, a telecommunications service provider and recipient of awards from the Connect America Fund (CAF II), USDA Re-Connect, and the FCC Rural Development Opportunity Fund (RDOF), has selected Aviat all-outdoor WTM radio systems to increase backhaul capacity and extend its network. Union Wireless currently serves southern Wyoming and portions of Colorado, Utah, and Idaho, and is purchasing the Aviat systems through the Aviat Store.
House Agriculture Committee hears firsthand what is needed to help close the digital divide in rural America.
During the pandemic, the need for access to adequate broadband only increased with an estimated 24 million Americans lacking. During a House Agriculture Committee hearing, members heard from those on the ground the need to update maps on areas that remain underserved as well as offer flexible funding to spread out costs to extend broadband coverage.
“It’s essential we act to finally close the digital divide that has kept so many of our rural communities from reaching their full potential,” said House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott, D-Ga., in his opening comments.
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