Tom Reid: Common-Sense Solutions to Closing the Digital Divide in Rural America

Tom Reid: Common-Sense Solutions to Closing the Digital Divide in Rural America

Here are three proposals for common-sense solutions to improve the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program of the U.S. Commerce Department.Topic #1: Fiber PriorityWhen we consider broadband infrastructure as a 30-year investment rather than focusing on speed targets, the case for building fiber networks in rural areas becomes clear. Current federal programs confuse the “minimum threshold to trigger investment” with the “ultimate end goal…