Pharr, Texas Population 79,697 In 2019, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) named Pharr, Texas, the worst-connected city in the nation based on the extent to which Pharr residents were provided access to the internet. Unfortunately, this statistic had been previously evident to community leaders. In 2015, Mayor Dr. Ambrosio Hernandez recognized that the digitalContinue reading “City Sheds “Worst Connected” Moniker”
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A Unique State Approach Fosters Rural Connectivity
Vermont Communications Union Districts If we could step back a decade and replicate the Vermont Communications Union Districts (CUDs) nationwide, our national broadband policy options and broadband maps might look very different today and going forward. The CUDs, combined with the New England structure of towns that incorporates both urbanized areas and their surrounding ruralContinue reading “A Unique State Approach Fosters Rural Connectivity”