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Co-op Voices: The Expanding Financial Toll of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Some co-op members are having trouble paying their electric bills after being laid off their jobs.
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Video: Co-op Broadband Enhances Education, Local Economy in Rural Virginia
Co-op connects residents, schools, businesses to opportunities they’d never had access to before
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NRECA Seeks Federal Relief for Co-ops as Members Struggle to Pay Bills
Co-ops need loans and consumers need broadband access during the pandemic, NRECA told Congress.
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Illinois Co-op Wins $2 Million USDA Community Connect Grant for Broadband
Jo-Carroll Energy will use the grant to deliver broadband to 420 homes in rural Illinois.
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Vermont Co-op Boosts Local News by Supporting Young Journalists
“The anchors of small communities”: Vermont co-op supports local newspaper with a grant for in
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Congress Passes Bill to Improve Broadband Mapping Data
The bill could help co-ops get broadband grants by showing which rural areas need service most.
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FCC Chairman Gets Firsthand Look at Rural Broadband Efforts in Michigan
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai gets “fully engaged” in rural broadband build by a Michigan co-op.
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Oregon Co-op Helps Bring Virtual Reality Training to First Responders
In Oregon, virtual reality technology will provide realistic training for first responders.
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Minnesota Co-ops Help Advance Technology on Indoor Food Production
Commercial-scale container gardening could make year-round fresh produce available in Minnesota.
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Co-op CEO to Congress: Help Expand Rural Broadband by Passing RURAL Act
Co-ops’ ability to expand broadband service could be limited unless Congress changes the tax cod