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America's rural broadband landscape will never be good enough


It's a people-density issue.

I don't want to see more government involvement when it comes to basic utilities and I have a good idea of what a federal broadband provider would end up turning into. There is room for government oversight in many areas — including broadband access — but restricted, censored, state-sponsored internet isn't the answer. But you do need to be aware of it and be a little skeptical the next time some agency or a company tells you how they're serving millions more people across rural America.

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