Despite Fiber Funding, Poor Areas Could Still Be Left Behind, With Jordana Barton-Garcia

FEB 2, 202357 MIN
Rural Broadband Today

Despite Fiber Funding, Poor Areas Could Still Be Left Behind, With Jordana Barton-Garcia

FEB 2, 202357 MIN

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Even with the huge amount of funding coming in to expand broadband, Jordana Barton-Garcia says impoverished regions like tribal lands, the Mississippi Delta, the border region of Texas and central Appalachia could still be left on the wrong side of the digital divide if policymakers and ISPs don't focus on digital equity.