A lot of rural America is a desert when it comes to high-speed internet access.
Communities without broadband have a hard time attracting new residents and businesses. And the only way the ones that are already there can get online is by using their phones — when they have cell coverage.
The federal government and states spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year to address the problem.
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