If an entire region of our country lacked passable roads, bridges, or tunnels, limiting people’s ability to get to work and companies’ transportation of goods, the American people would demand immediate action. Yet even as most of our country has come to expect reliable, high-speed connectivity at home and on the go, much of rural America is still missing out on the digital revolution. Since our economy is increasingly built around the “Internet of Things,” this lack of access must be addressed now, before the gap between rural and urban connectivity grows wider.
As Capitol Hill buzzes about the prospect of a trillion-dollar infrastructure investment package, there are relatively easy steps the federal government can take to address the digital divide.
