Lack of internet connection isn't a new problem in rural areas, but learning and working from home is highlighting this older issue.
A senate committee heard how the coronavirus heightened the problem of poor internet connectivity.
BUT LEARNING AND WORKING FROMHOME IS DRAWING NEW ATTENTIONTO ITON WEDNESDAY -- A SENATECOMMITTEE HEARD HOW THECORONAVIRUS HEIGHTENED THEPROBLEM OF POOR INTERNETCONNECTION.
.ADVOCATES WITH 'COMMON SENSEMEDIA SAY- AS MANY AS 15MILLION KIDS AROUND THE COUNTRYEITHER DON'T HAVE THE DEVICES-- OR THE CONNECTIVITY TO LEARNONLINE.SOTVO TRT: 11SEC JAMES STEYER /CEO AND FOUNDER, COMMON SENSE"EVERYONE WINS WHEN KIDS AREEDUCATED WELL.ALL OF US,WHETHER WE'RE DISADVANTAGED ORNOT.AND THE TRUTH IS WE HAVE AUNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE THEDIGITAL DIVIDECOMMON SENSE' IS THROWINGSUPPORT BEHIND A NEW BILL FROMSENATO MARKEY OFMASSACHUSETTS.IT WOULD ALLOCATE 4-BILLIONDOLLARS FOR AN EMERGENCYCONNECTIVITY FUND TO HELPSCHOOLS AND LIBRARIESDISTRIBUTE LAPTOPS OR TABLETSFOR DISTANCE LEARNING -- ANDCONNECTION EQUIPMENT LIKEROUTERS AND HOTSPOTS.OPENING A RESTAURANT WAS AL
A bipartisan effort is going on to speed up a federal rural broadband funding program.
