Seven Communities Tapped as Broadband Expansion Testbeds

A partnership among US Ignite, the National Science Foundation and Schmidt Futures has selected seven projects in both rural and urban areas to expand Internet access and help close the digital divide.

“Internet connections in 2021 aren’t a ‘gee, that would be nice to have.’ They are a must have,” Sen. Ron Wyden (D) Oregon, said of the project in his state.