Thanks to Twitterer Rural_Broadband (who is?) for pointing me to some posts by Geoff Daily at AppRising.com who is supporting rural fiber as the method to bring high speed internet access to rural America. He writes:
Fiber is our future. It’s the only broadband that’s considered true 21st century infrastructure, and only full fiber networks equal world-class broadband.
Whatever broadband we subsidize today rural communities will be left with for decades.
We should do this right the first time and make sure they’re not left behind again.
The Rural Fiber Fund uses government guarantees to unclog billions from the capital markets to shovel-ready rural fiber projects, and sets communities on the path to a connected future.
I’m all for any method that gets us connected!
Post Update: Rural_Broadband contacted me and he’s a rural resident of Southwest Virginia. Here’s part of his message: “So I really want to be sure rural communities have access to broadband as the culture shifts so dramatically to digital media.”