8 Rural Groups Tell the FCC to Allocate Spectrum for Rural Areas

Today, 28 groups serving rural communities sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission encouraging the Commission to adopt spectrum aggregation limits, take steps to ensure that the largest carriers do not control the majority of spectrum, and protect unlicensed spectrum. The groups believe these recommendations, if adopted, will help make spectrum available for providers prioritizing service to rural areas. The effort was coordinated by the Rural Broadband Policy Group.

To read the letter, click here.

Drawing Resilience: Maureen Hearty

Maureen Hearty transforms objects, space, and community, seeing art as a tool for action, education, and opportunity. The majority of her community-based work today is on the eastern plains of Colorado, considered one of the most sparsely populated areas in the United States. In Joes, Colorado (pop. 78), she is activating space using art, music, and the collection of story. In 2020, Maureen and her friend Kristin Stoltz were awarded an NEA grant for a project titled “Arts for a Prairie Seas: Farming Fluxus.”

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