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1. Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Rural Broadband - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
   November 29, 2022

   Thune Luján Klobuchar Fischer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Rural Broadband Senators bipartisan legislation would help bridge the digital divide November 29 2022 WASHINGTON...D N M ranking member and chairman respectively of the Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband Amy Klobuchar D Minn and Deb Fischer R Neb all members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition...Agriculture USDA Rural Development broadband programs and ensure that their funding is being targeted to rural areas that need it the most Expanding access to broadband services and connectivity in rural...

2. To Expand Broadband, Accountability is Key - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune...
   December 16, 2022

   Editorials Share Facebook Twitter Print Recent Op Eds To Expand Broadband Accountability is Key By Sen John Thune December 16 2022 Expanding broadband to more rural areas has long been a priority of mine As we...nearly 80 billion for broadband related services The good news is that in addition to sustained investment from telecommunications providers this funding should help expand broadband access to areas where...NTIA which has previously fumbled attempts to expand broadband access In 2009 a government stimulus bill allocated 4 7 billion to NTIA to expand broadband in rural and unserved areas a fraction of the funding...

3. Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Rural Broadband - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
   January 30, 2023

   Thune Luján Klobuchar Fischer Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Rural Broadband Senators bipartisan legislation would help bridge the digital divide January 30 2023 WASHINGTON...D N M ranking member and chairman respectively of the Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband and Amy Klobuchar D Minn and Deb Fischer R Neb today reintroduced the Rural Internet Improvement...bipartisan legislation would streamline and bolster U S Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development broadband programs and ensure that their funding is being targeted to rural areas that need it the most Thune...

4. Commerce Department IG for Neglecting Mandated Broadband Oversight Duties - Press Releases - U.S. Senator...
   December 08, 2022

   Recent Press Releases Thune Wicker Call Out U S Commerce Department IG for Neglecting Mandated Broadband Oversight Duties Contrary to the requirements of the law you have failed to fulfill your duties...WASHINGTON U S Sens John Thune R S D ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband and Roger Wicker R Miss ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee today sent a letter calling...congressional oversight of previously authorized broadband funding As a result of IG Gustafson s dereliction of duty taxpayer dollars intended for broadband services are subject to waste fraud and abuse Contrary...

5. Thune Launches Nationwide Broadband Oversight Effort - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
   December 06, 2022

   Facebook Twitter Print Recent Press Releases Thune Launches Nationwide Broadband Oversight Effort I m committed to expanding access to broadband services and strengthening connectivity in rural areas in South...Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband today announced that he will be launching a nationwide oversight effort that will review numerous broadband programs spanning several federal agencies...previously authorized broadband funding is being used in the most efficient way possible to protect taxpayer dollars In a letter sent today Thune seeks input on the current broadband regulatory structure...

6. Thune, Colleagues Urge USDA to Prioritize Broadband Funding to Rural Americans - Press Releases - U.S...
   October 29, 2021

   Releases Share Facebook Twitter Print Recent Press Releases Thune Colleagues Urge USDA to Prioritize Broadband Funding to Rural Americans October 29 2021 U S Sens John Thune R S D Tina Smith D Minn Roger Wicker...Hickenlooper D Colo this week urged U S Department of Agriculture USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to prioritize broadband funding to unserved areas in rural America The letter requests that USDA continue to grant awards...percentage of unserved households increase its coordination efforts with other agencies administering broadband programs and give equal treatment to all applicants The Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program ReConnect...

7. Thune Highlights Value of Rural Broadband - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
   April 09, 2013

   Press Releases Share Facebook Twitter Print Recent Press Releases Thune Highlights Value of Rural Broadband April 9 2013 WASHINGTON D C U S Senator John Thune R SD Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on...satellite broadband has a reputation of being the option of last resort my understanding is that a new generation of satellites may offer many Americans a competitive alternative to wired broadband choices...unserved areas which is certainly very important but I also think it is necessary for us to examine broadband adoption in rural communities Census Bureau surveys show that nearly 60 percent of rural households...

8. Thune Introduces Bill to Advance Rural Broadband Services - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
   June 18, 2020

   Releases Thune Introduces Bill to Advance Rural Broadband Services It is critical that South Dakotans in every corner of our state have reliable broadband services June 18 2020 Washington U S Sen John Thune...Commission FCC through September 30 2022 for the buildout of broadband networks The FCC would be able to utilize the funds to support broadband deployment in rural America It is critical that South Dakotans...Dakotans in every corner of our state have reliable broadband services said Thune The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need to ensure that we provide rural areas not just in South Dakota but throughout...

9. Thune Applauds FCC Action on Rural Broadband Deployment - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
   December 12, 2018

   Releases Share Facebook Twitter Print Recent Press Releases Thune Applauds FCC Action on Rural Broadband Deployment By ensuring predictable and sufficient support the commission has fulfilled an important...statement on the Federal Communications Commission s FCC s adoption of an order addressing funding for broadband deployment in rural areas Through oversight of the FCC the committee has remained committed to closing...to overcome the difficulty of deploying broadband to rural areas by ordering more funding for broadband deployment in South Dakota and across the country Broadband is vital to America s rural communities...

10. Thune, Luján Request GAO to Review Broadband Regulatory Structure - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John...
    April 24, 2023

    Luján Request GAO to Review Broadband Regulatory Structure Senators bipartisan letter asks GAO to conduct an additional review of federal state and local broadband efforts to determine the effectiveness...Communications Media and Broadband today sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office GAO to request that it conduct a review of the effectiveness of federal state and local broadband programs The request...that found overlapping and fragmented federal efforts to deploy broadband services A recent GAO report uncovered that federal broadband efforts are fragmented and overlapping with more than 100 programs...