Late last year Governor Laura Kelly announced over $80 million dollars in grant funding for broadband as part of the Kansas Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CPF). Craw-Kan was lucky enough to receive a $4.6 million dollar grant for the area of Colony, Kansas in the first round of awards. This grant award represents roughly 75%… Read more »
The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program
February 9, 2022
On December 30, 2021 the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB) ended and was replaced with the Affordable Connectivity Plan (ACP). The ACP, like EBB, is a program that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more. The benefit under ACP provides a discount of up to… Read more »
The FCC’s New Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
May 12, 2021
The FCC on Wednesday (5/12/2021) launched the Emergency Broadband Benefit program. The program is aimed at providing subsidised broadband internet to low-income households and those hit hard by the pandemic. Craw-Kan is participating in this program and you could be eligible for an up to $50/mo credit toward your internet bill. For more details visit… Read more »
New 10-Digit Dialing Guidelines
March 11, 2021
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted 988 as a new three-digit number to be used nationwide to reach the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline, starting July 16, 2022. Customers must continue to dial 1-800-273-TALK to reach the Lifeline until July 16, 2022. In order for 988 to work in your area… Read more »
CKTV – Fox Negotiations
December 31, 2019NCTC (National Cable Television Cooperative) and Fox Corp, are currently negotiating a renewal of the retransmission consent agreement for the carriage of Fox Corp cable networks. As a member of NCTC, Craw-Kan currently has consent to retransmit the following Fox Corp cable networks to CKtv subscribers: Fox News, Fox Business, Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2. … Read more »
CKTV Satellite Dish Upgrade
November 6, 2019On November 20th, between midnight and 8am, we will upgrade our satellite dish that receives the national feeds for many of your CKTV channels. During this time these channels will be dark. The good news is your local channels will NOT be affected. This upgrade will result in a much more reliable signal and a… Read more »
The New Generation of Phone Scams
March 12, 2019
In February, the Federal Communications Commission issued an eye opening report on illegal robocalls. It was reported that 44.6% of all calls to mobile phones would be scam calls in 2019. Unfortunately, these calls are hard to stop. Caller ID spoofing hides the caller’s true identity making them hard to track. The FCC has made… Read more »
Is Wi-Fi the same as Internet?
January 28, 2019
Wi-Fi technology is extremely popular. Whether you’re grabbing a cup of coffee or shopping, you’re likely to have a Wi-Fi hotspot available. You may hear people talking about “getting onto Wi-Fi” or not being able to “get onto Wi-Fi”. Most of the time, the issue is that they can’t get their device connected to the… Read more »
Wi-Fi Boosters – What’s the Difference?
January 4, 2019
With more connected devices and constant online activity in our homes, we all want to get the best Wi-Fi possible. Unfortunately, in some homes, certain spots can be hard to reach. When you try to connect in one of these dead zones, the connection is either too slow or you can’t get a signal at… Read more »
Time to Share – Employees Give Back
December 21, 2018
Every year Craw-Kan employees donate money to help those in the area that may need a little extra Christmas cheer. Servicemen out in the field see firsthand many of the hardships that our patrons may be going through. So, many years ago, the “Time to Share” fund was conceived and the tradition began. All money… Read more »