As the FCC prepared to launch the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, this blog argued that federal funds for the construction of broadband networks should focus solely on future-proof, scalable networks that will last at least a decade. Because previous requirements for broadband performance failed to look to the future, more money will be spent to build new networks again in the same places.
As the FCC prepared to launch the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, this blog argued that federal funds for the construction of broadband networks should focus solely on future-proof, scalable networks that will last at least a decade. Because previous requirements for broadband performance failed to look to the future, more money will be spent to build new networks again in the same places. The author states the use of new funding can be fiscally responsible if directed towards future-proof networks.
