Caroline Tremblay

Broadband Funding: ‘It’s Like History Repeating Itself in a Good Way’

A new federal infusion of broadband funding could spark a variety of effective responses for getting more New Englanders connected via high-speed internet. Sean Gonsalves at the Institute for Local Self Reliance (ILSR) Community Broadband Networks Initiative likened the recent federal infusion of broadband funds to rural electrification in the 1900s. “It’s like history repeating itself in a good way,” Gonsalves said.