Bringing High-Performance Broadband to Rural America

Broadband networks do not reach millions of people in the United States. And this lack of access has a significant impact. Research shows that in rural counties with better access to broadband services, the millennial population increased between 2010 and 2016, in stark contrast to the tendency in recent years for most rural communities to lose young people. Many rural communities understand the importance of broadband to their future and they are taking matters into their own hands. What we know in 2019 is that we cannot let where we live determine our potential to connect.  When people in rural America are connected, everyone who uses the network benefits—from Western rancher to urban hipster. We know that the future of agriculture is now rooted in broadband. We know that High-Performance Broadband can help close the rural health-care gap and solve some of health care’s most enduring problems and intractable challenges. What we need is leaders at all levels of government to ensure that everyone in America is able to use High-Performance Broadband in the next decade.