FCC focusing on rural broadband

Many use high speed internet every day, but for some people in rural areas around Siouxland, an internet connection can be hard to get. The Federal Communications Commission is now trying to fix that. Sen Roy Blunt (R-MO) says when it comes to internet access, Missouri is a black hole. "We're behind the rest of the country on this, and I am not satisfied with that," he said. Sen Blunt says without broadband access everyone from farmers to students suffer. "Whether it is farming in the field, whether it is keeping up with commodity prices, whether it is your kids having equal access to information when they are doing their homework as someone who lives closer to the schoolhouse when they do their homework, there is no reason we can't solve this," Sen Blunt said. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says he's found a solution. "We allocated up to $2 billion dollars to help address those gaps and fix broadband across the country," Chairman Pai said. The Connect America Fund is designed to bring internet access to rural areas. The program gives $2 billion to select companies to build that infrastructure.