Peter Welch: “During COVID it became apparent that those of us who were in…”

“What's the scope of America's broadband Internet access shortfall? Well, it's pretty significant, but it's spotty. You know, we, number one, we've made a lot of progress. During COVID it became apparent that those of us who were in the Rural Broadband Caucus, which I helped start, we were arguing that, hey, rural America needs the same high speed Internet that is available in urban areas. People pushed back on us, but now they know we're right because you couldn't have your kids do homework, you couldn't go to work, you couldn't have a telehealth medical appointment unless you had high speed Internet.” (00:27–00:43)

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