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Is your state ready to handle the influx of federal funds for expanding broadband?

  • Written by Brian Whitacre, Professor and Neustadt Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University
Is your state ready to handle the influx of federal funds for expanding broadband?Expanding access to broadband internet in rural communities has long been a challenge.AP Photo/Charles Krupa

The federal government is pouring billions of dollars into expanding broadband internet access. But it’s at the state level where the financial rubber meets the fiber-optic road. History suggests some states are ahead of the game while...

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