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Guest column: PUDs should be eligible for federal funding for broadband

by Steve WrightGary Ivory
| July 9, 2020 12:10 AM

The COVID-19 pandemic made us reconsider how we work, attend school, seek medical care and interact with family and friends. One thing is clear — access to affordable broadband is more important than ever. As leaders in fiber infrastructure development, public utility districts must be allowed to compete for federal funding to serve the most hard-to-reach rural customers.

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