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Rural broadband could get a lot faster with new farm bill

March 24, 2018 /

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A fight is brewing over whether to mandate much faster internet speeds for government-subsidized broadband Internet projects in rural areas.

If Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., has her way, minimum download speeds would leap more than six times higher, from 4 to 25 megabits per second, with minimum upload speed tripling to 3 Mbps for companies receiving financing from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service fund.

"I want to make sure our tax money is used not only to bring broadband to rural communities, but that the broadband is usable into the future," Hartzler said.

by Steven Nelson

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/rural-broadband-could-get-a-lot-faster-with-new-farm-bill

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