Digital Divide

Attendees at the launch of gigabit service at Edgewood Homes in Lawrence.

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.

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Broadband fiber

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.

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Osceola, Missouri

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.

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