{"id":27598,"date":"2017-05-30T14:03:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T14:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/?p=27598"},"modified":"2017-05-30T14:10:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T14:10:43","slug":"grange-president-fcc-agencies-can-take-action-rural-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/grange-president-fcc-agencies-can-take-action-rural-connectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Grange President: FCC, Agencies Can Take Action for Rural Connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-auth\">\n<div class=\"auth-byline\">By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realclearpolicy.com\/authors\/betsy_huber\/\">Betsy Huber<\/a><br \/>\n May 10, 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body-text\">\n<p>If an entire region of our country lacked passable roads, bridges, or tunnels, limiting people\u2019s ability to get to work and companies\u2019 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 \u201cInternet of Things,\u201d this lack of access must be addressed now, before the gap between rural and urban connectivity grows wider.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.realclearpolicy.com\/articles\/2017\/05\/10\/ending_the_urban-rural_digital_divide_110241.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Betsy Huber May 10, 2017 \u00a0 If an entire region of our country lacked passable roads, bridges, or tunnels, limiting people\u2019s ability to get to work and companies\u2019 transportation of goods, the American people would demand immediate action. 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