Thirty-nine percent of rural Americans lack high-speed broadband, making the digital divide one of the largest demographic gaps in the country. Bringing reliable, affordable broadband to all rural Americans is a dire 21st century need. It’s time to connect all Americans, regardless of geographical location.
The coalition for Broadband Connects America is a diverse group of organizations representing the voice of rural America in the fight for affordable broadband and connectivity. Our goal is to close today’s unjust digital divide by ensuring reliable, consistent access to the internet and the economic opportunities it provides.
Together we are working to guide policymakers in considering how best to fund rural broadband projects through a set of mutually agreed upon principles. These principles outline how to modernize high-speed broadband infrastructure, address complex access and affordability problems in diverse rural areas, and deploy new broadband infrastructure to best connect all Americans.
The Core Principles For Closing the Gap
Coalition Partners
- AARP
- Access Humboldt
- Akaku Maui Community Media
- American Indian Policy Institute at Arizona State University
- Axiom
- Benton Foundation
- Brian Whitacre
- California Center For Rural Policy
- Campbell University
- Center for American Progress
- Center for Rural Strategies
- Citizens Connectivity Committee
- Communications Workers of America
- Connect Your Community Institute
- Full Color Future
- Institute for Local Self-Reliance
- Island Institute
- KRF Strategies LLC
- Maine Broadband Coalition
- MuralNet
- National Consumer Law Center
- National Digital Inclusion Alliance
- National Hispanic Media Coalition
- National League of Cities
- Next Century Cities
- New America's Open Technology Institute
- Palmetto Care Connections
- Public Knowledge
- Rural Community Alliance
- Sharon Strover
- Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition
- South Central Alabama Broadband Cooperative District
- Southern California Tribal Digital Village Network
- South Carolina Office of Rural Health
- State of Connecticut Office of Consumer Council
- Swan Creek Strategies
- The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
- Together for Hope
- Treacy Information Services
- University of Virginia
- Virginia Center for Innovative Technology
- Womble Bond Dickinson
- X-Lab
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