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  • Op/Ed: Simple fixes to help bridge the digital divide

    Richard Cullen, Connect Americans Now|Updated Jun 5, 2019

    Like many areas across rural America, whether it is a student struggling to gain access to online educational resources or a business struggling to make their products or services available online, Montana faces the very real problem of reliable broadband coverage. It's unacceptable. According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), more than 19 million rural Americans lack a broadband connection, including 40 percent of rural Montanans. While there is sufficient evidence that number overstates broadband...