U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says the proposed bipartisan infrastructure deal has the provisions to ‘affordably’ connect all Americans to broadband internet.
Buttigieg tells Brownfield broadband is just as important for farmers as physical infrastructure.
“A connection to the internet is about as important as a connection to the interstate is,” he said. “You need both, you need to be able to connect both digitally and physically in order to do everything; from getting up to date market information on when to sell, to being able to have your kids do their homework or take advantage of telemedicine opportunities.”
The deal would put $65 billion towards expanding the country’s broadband network.
