It’s been clear to us for some time
that the digital divide in this country is an urgent national crisis that must
be solved. Since 2017, we’ve been working with internet service providers to do
just that, through our Airband Initiative, and we’re on track to cover 3
million Americans in unserved rural areas by 2022.
It’s encouraging to see this issue
rise in national prominence, through funding from the administration,
congressional legislation and most recently new proposals introduced by several
candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. While there’s been some
progress already, solving the broadband gap will require active engagement as
well as effective policy proposals from all parts of the public sector.
It’s time to recognize that inequalaccess to broadband translates into inequality of opportunity. People in rural
areas that lack broadband face higher unemployment rates, see fewer job and
economic opportunities and place children from these communities behind their
suburban and peers in school. Of course, this is not just a rural issue –
broadband deserts exist within very urban areas as well, where costs can be
unaffordable and availability non-existent.
To be sure, there are efforts
underway to provide the funding and assistance needed to expand broadband
coverage for rural areas, by the administration, Congress, governors and the
private sector, including Microsoft outlook support phone number and our
Airband partners. But much more needs to be done to translate proposals into
action.
That’s why we’re at the Iowa State
Fair this week as well. Microsoft outlook support phone number is hosting a
booth, where we’ll learn from Iowans about their digital realities, discuss
what we can do through the Airband Initiative to help and what other
opportunities can be unlocked with reliable, affordable broadband access. We
hope to discuss the issue with political leaders attending the fair as well.
Solving the broadband gap should be a
national issue because we are leaving millions of Americans behind. We look
forward to working with both sides of the aisle to make meaningful progress on
this important national issue.
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