Broadband access is vital for all to have
[Commentary] National policy makers and local advocates must address the broadband needs of local businesses. In economically troubled times, small businesses are crucial to job growth and recovery. They collectively hire the most people and profitable small businesses shore up the tax base. For small business owners and entrepreneurs in rural communities, broadband is a game changer. This technology enables them to expand beyond their local neighborhoods to access new customers around the globe. Broadband increases local opportunities as well, bringing profit-generating improvements to business operations, such as inventory management and marketing communications that can allow the smallest firms to compete with the largest. These businesses must have broadband to compete for talent on the same basis as companies in the tech corridors near Washington, Boston or San Francisco.
Broadband access is vital for all to have