(NAFB) Rural broadband has been a discussion topic at the local, state, and federal levels for some time. Jeff Johnston, lead economist for digital infrastructure at CoBank, talks about the overall state of broadband in rural America.
The program hasn’t made as much progress as was first hoped, but he’s anticipating more progress to come in the months ahead. Johnston said rural electric cooperatives are doing a lot of work to close that digital divide.
He said future 6G wireless development will open up a lot of space for even more precision agriculture in rural America.
One of the biggest challenges to improving connectivity is copper wiring in rural areas.
Again, that’s Jeff Johnston of CoBank.
