October 2020

USDA Invest $53.6 Million in High-Speed Broadband in 10 States

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing over $53.6 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in 10 states.

While You Were Checking the Latest Polls

Tuesday, November 3, is Election Day. And as you may well be trying to decipher the latest polls to predict who'll be running the federal government for the next four years, policymakers haven't taken a break. Here's a quick recap of the major news of the week.

Charter adds 537,000 broadband subscribers

Charter Communications reported financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Total residential and small and medium business (SMB) Internet customers increased by 537,000, compared to 380,000 during the third quarter of 2019. Over the last 12 months, total Internet customers grew by 2.3 million, or 8.8%, to 28.6 million. Charter added 494,000 residential Internet customers in the third quarter of 2020, versus third quarter 2019 residential Internet customer net additions of 351,000.

Weekly Digest

While You Were Checking the Latest Polls

Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

Friday, October 30, 2020