Why Trump Needs to Factor Rural Broadband Into His Infrastructure Plans

Route Fifty: WASHINGTON — Local and federal leaders expressed cautious optimism Wednesday about the future of efforts to close the digital divide between rural and urban areas during the forthcoming Trump administration.

Gathered at a Next Century Cities’ Transforming Communities event in the nation’s capital, mayors, U.S. senators and other stakeholders discussed 2017 policy goals for increasing access to high-speed internet nationally.

None were certain Trump will commit to strengthening broadband infrastructure, but most felt his rhetoric to date at least appears promising.

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