Several presidential hopefuls are pledging tens of billions of dollars for high-speed internet access in rural America, seeking to seize on discontent among parts of Donald Trump's base
"Farmers and ranchers and producers literally cannot get online," former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke declared while campaigning in Iowa this summer. "They can't go to Tinder to find a date tonight. ... I want to make sure every American has that opportunity."
Many of the White House hopefuls suggest they can succeed where Trump hasn’t and aren’t shy about rolling out big numbers. Warren and Buttigieg lead the pack, recently proposing, respectively, $85 billion and $80 billion in federal spending on broadband — initiatives that would include what both called a "public option" to support local government-run broadband networks that are now illegal in many states.
“While Democrats are picking numbers out of the sky, conveniently as they descend on Iowa, President Trump has been busy delivering real results,” said Trump campaign deputy press secretary Daniel Bucheli. “This administration has focused on expanding broadband infrastructure, including investments in the cutting-edge industries to include rural broadband.”
Yet none of the efforts comes close to the fresh billions the administration and lawmakers of both parties once hoped to direct to rural connectivity.last year that would have dedicated $50 billion for rural areas, as part of an overall plan intended to kick-start state spending on a range of transportation, economic and other needs with a bit of federal buy-in.
That has underscored the need to make connectivity a centerpiece of 2020 in a way it wasn't the last several election cycles, said Levin, who helped create a national broadband plan nine years ago.Sign Up
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