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Strong broadband matters more than ever: Let's build it right.
We need to prioritize our communications networks to bring high-quality fiber broadband from coast to coast. Meeting today’s connectivity demands requires investment in sustainable networks — and that means fiber broadband. Fiber broadband is a superior technology that provides much greater bandwidth and speeds for more robust video, internet, and voice services.
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Bridging the digital divide for rural communities more critical than ever
Broadband access was a concerning issue in many rural North Missouri communities and elsewhere throughout the country before the pandemic, but now the problem is even more pressing. As Congress continues to respond to this pandemic, bridging this digital divide should be a key focal point. I serve as the Republican leader of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which oversees the development programs that build these types of economic bridges – in addition to programs that build actual bridges out of steel and concrete. One such program, under the U.S.
Op-Ed: Why we need a 'Digital WPA' similar to the Depression-era Works Progress Administration (Hill, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 05/04/2020 - 11:11Op-ed: The nation's free press should refuse federal bailouts (Hill, The)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 05/03/2020 - 15:09The coronavirus pandemic is breaking the internet
To put it bluntly, our internet is breaking. And it’s not breaking equitably. During the last half of February 2020, our research shows that 1,708 counties (52.8 percent) in the U.S. had median download speeds that did not meet the Federal Communication Commission’s minimum criteria to qualify as “broadband” connectivity. By the last two weeks of March 2020 (following widespread shelter-in-place orders across the U.S.), we found that the number of counties that did not meet the FCC’s minimum criteria for broadband speed had increased to 2,012 (62.2 percent).
Senate Majority Leader McConnell: Infrastructure will not be in next coronavirus relief bill (Hill, The)
Submitted by Jon Sallet on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 16:36Congress needs to clarify mission and oversight of Voice of America
President Donald Trump’s attack on the Voice of America, calling its content anti-American, has led to polarized battle lines that are common now on national issues. President Trump supporters say the US needs an unabashedly pro-American voice to rally world publics to its side.