Community Anchor Institutions: Broadband to the People

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[Commentary] In thinly-populated rural and tribal areas, community anchor institutions (CAIs) can be vitally important to connecting residents to the rest of the world. Unfortunately, because of economic factors, anchor institutions in rural and tribal areas have an especially difficult time obtaining high-capacity broadband connections at affordable rates. When implementing programs designed to increase access to broadband service in rural areas, federal, state, and local efforts should give high priority to the broadband needs of rural community anchor institutions.

[Koutsky serves as Chief Policy Counsel for Connected Nation]


Community Anchor Institutions: Broadband to the People