Op-Ed: Rural Homes Like Mine Could Soon Get High-Speed Internet Thanks to Biden Administration

Rural North Carolina resident Sally Weldon shares how investments from the Biden administration to expand broadband will bring her home 21st-century infrastructure.

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With Biden administration officials touring the country touting recent investments, here in rural North Carolina, we are feeling the impacts of his agenda. For years we have lacked high-speed internet, and I had made the decision to pay $500 to sign up for a satellite internet waitlist.

But before I could, the Biden Administration announced new federal broadband expansion investments for my rural community. Now, I’m hopeful to finally connect to 21st-century infrastructure.

The above excerpt was originally published in Cardinal & Pine. Click here to view the full article.

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Op-Ed: Rural Homes Like Mine Could Soon Get High-Speed Internet Thanks to Biden Administration