Digital Divide
New Program Offers Internet Discounts in Kansas City
Kansas City area residents can get internet discounts under a new program addressing the digital divide involving the FCC and local nonprofits.
‘Dial Up Was Faster’: Rural Folks Still Struggle for Reliable Internet
Government funding means rural broadband is expanding, but many still struggling for decent connectivity.
It Takes A Village to Reach Rural Broadband Fringe
U.S. Ignite broadband experiment finds a host in a tiny Missouri village.
Internet ‘Last Mile’ Experiment Coming to Clinton County
New internet technology is being tested in rural Missouri to reach across the last mile.
curiousKC | Addressing the Homework Gap
Remote schooling shows digital divide in Kansas and Missouri schools.
Free Gigabit Project Bridges Digital Divide in Lawrence Public Housing
The Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority provides free gigabit internet to residents to bridge the digital divide during the pandemic.
Gigabit Internet is Coming to Rural Missouri and Kansas
Hundreds of thousands of Missourians and Kansans could be getting gigabit internet speeds in coming years thanks to the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.
Not a Luxury: Pandemic Highlights Digital Divide in Rural Areas
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the broadband digital divide in rural Kansas and Missouri.