Internet Society Panel Focuses on Rural and Low-Income Broadband Access

The Internet Society held a panel discussion on the state of competition in the U.S. broadband market. The discussion was informative, and the audience offered some great questions as well. Some highlights from the event…

• All panelists seemed to agree that there’s still a problem in America with low-income families lacking service. Various proposals were mentioned, including a school lunch-like program for low-income families with children, or making the Lifeline program technology-neutral and thus able to cover broadband or mobile service.
• In addition to the low-income access problem, the panelists also acknowledged that rural access remains scant in some parts of the US.