<div dir="ltr">Good overview, yes.<div><br></div><div>I fear for the 'fixes' that will likely come from RUS & FCC in the form of more handouts to big telecoms. The structuring of these programs, including the rushed deployment of $20B in RDOF money before the 477 and mapping fixes were even partially complete, effectively forecloses participation by small providers.</div><div><br></div><div> </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 6:42 PM David Breecker [dba] <<a href="mailto:david@breeckerassociates.com" target="_blank">david@breeckerassociates.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>Good thought piece from Brookings, echoing an idea I’m seeing a lot; any ideas on how rural areas and NM can figure out how to leverage this trend?<div><br></div><div><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"PT Serif",Times,serif;font-size:18px;margin:0px 0px 2em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(16,16,16);background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">I expect we’ll look back on COVID-19 as a wake-up call that broadband isn’t a luxury—it’s an essential utility.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"PT Serif",Times,serif;font-size:18px;margin:0px 0px 2em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(16,16,16);background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">As policymakers respond to that call, they will aim to fill network gaps through public investment or tighter regulation (as in the electricity sector), and through a new suite of programs to boost subscriptions and distribute devices. We’re already seeing this happen, from internet service providers <a href="https://www.digitalinclusion.org/free-low-cost-internet-plans/" style="border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(220,42,42);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(220,42,42);text-decoration:none;box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px 0.125em 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;box-sizing:inherit;display:inline-flex;height:0.875em;width:0.875em"><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u></span>offering discounts</a> to school districts passing out <a href="https://www.axios.com/hotspots-wifi-students-coronavirus-1a08db65-236b-43e8-a5e0-17429a07942a.html" style="border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(220,42,42);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(220,42,42);text-decoration:none;box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px 0.125em 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;box-sizing:inherit;display:inline-flex;height:0.875em;width:0.875em"><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u></span>computers and wireless hotspots</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"PT Serif",Times,serif;font-size:18px;margin:0px 0px 2em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(16,16,16);background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">We can bootstrap interventions for now, but broadband only grows more important as society and the economy continue to digitize. My guess is we’re about to see a great wave of broadband policies—and it can’t come soon enough.</p></div><div><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/research/how-covid-19-will-change-the-nations-long-term-economic-trends-brookings-metro/?utm_campaign=Metropolitan%20Policy%20Program&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=86407569" target="_blank">https://www.brookings.edu/research/how-covid-19-will-change-the-nations-long-term-economic-trends-brookings-metro/?utm_campaign=Metropolitan%20Policy%20Program&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=86407569</a></div><div><br><div>
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