According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), infrastructure “includes, at a minimum, the structures, facilities, and equipment for roads, highways and bridges; public transportation; dams, ports, harbors, and other maritime facilities; intercity passenger and freight railroads; freight and intermodal facilities; airports; water systems, including drinking water and wastewater systems;Continue reading “What Are the Best Roles for the Public Sector in Broadband Infrastructure?”
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Introduction
Residents and businesses are asking community leaders for competitively priced, affordable, and reliable broadband services to support all connectivity-dependent uses, including work, education, health care, and business—and deliver ever-increasing capacities. In today’s world, that means gigabit per second (Gbps) symmetrical services, far beyond the Federal Communications Commission’s outdated 25 megabit per second (Mbps)/3 Mbps nationalContinue reading “Introduction”