By Eddie Estrada, an insider at Lease Advisors
When living in rural America, broadband service and connectivity can become an issue. The open space does not always have the same service as our most populated cities. With more people and businesses needing high-speed wireless service to perform daily tasks, the government has decided to make a plan for change. On March 23, 2015, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its plan to bring improved broadband service to the rural areas of Arkansas, Iowa, and New Mexico.
The project, which totals $35 million, is part of President Obama’s new memorandum to begin the Broadband Opportunity Council (BOC). This council will work to provide 98% of American citizens with access to high-speed, mobile broadband. As our world becomes more reliant on connection via broadband services, access to this connectivity becomes necessity. The Internet of Things, a term for a wireless link of all electronic devices via the Internet, is becoming more of a reality each day. Soon every aspect of our daily lives will be connected, and every citizen deserves the right to have service that supports this new plugged-in world.
Because so much of the world is connected via cellular networks, this plan by the USDA will finally connect these rural areas to services that they have long needed. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, a co-chair of the BOC, expressed, “These telecommunication providers will deliver enhanced broadband services to help attract and grow businesses, as well as improve educational and health care services.” Not only will this increased cell coverage engage and expand the economic stability of these rural areas, but it will also create a better environment for those who live there. With increased broadband service comes quicker emergency service response times and access to faster internet in classrooms.
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