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Remote work can’t change everything until we fix this $80 billion problem
“Farming would be improved with broadband connectivity, education would be improved, healthcare would be improved.”
Former FCC chair Tom Wheeler
The U.S.’s rural areas still suffer from limited broadband availability. Addressing that may take both government investment and new technologies.
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Wyoming, North Dakota and Montana Pay the Most for Internet in 2020
Competition is good for consumers. Areas that give people multiple options for internet providers give people the option to comparison shop and go with the best deal. But a lot of the US population has access to only one or two internet providers—so they have to choose from whatever is available.
Broadband Brings Varied Economic Impacts to Local Areas, States
During a National Telecommunications and Information Administration webinar, speakers discussed how broadband organizations can influence economic development projects, job numbers, local revenues and more.
States Tap Federal CARES Act to Expand Broadband
States’ efforts to expand connectivity using these federal resources have focused on four specific needs: increasing access to online learning for K-12 and postsecondary students, supporting telehealth services, deploying more public Wi-Fi access points, and investing in residential broadband infrastructure, especially in rural and underserved areas.
Coronavirus Accelerated Funding for Broadband, Now Communities Need to Catch Up
With dedicated funding for broadband from the second Congressional coronavirus relief package on the horizon, communities should start grassroots organizing immediately.
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