It goes without saying that broadband high-speed Internet is changing the way Americans live. It's almost hard to remember how many of us got by without it.
With access to broadband, we easily can sell a car, rent an apartment, look for a job, read the news or manage a business. The advantage of the broadband network is that it can connect you to the rest of the world on your schedule, at your convenience and almost anywhere - that is, unless you live in rural America.
Today, too few rural Americans take advantage of the opportunities broadband provides. Only half of rural residents subscribe to broadband - compared to 65 percent nationwide - because too many communities in rural America don't have adequate access to broadband infrastructure.