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Time to Connect
Broadband is essential for life in the 21st century. Unfortunately, large swaths of the rural U.S. still doesn't have access to the opportunities and higher quality of life high speed internet provides. A new paper from PPI's Michael Mandel and Elliott Long assesses the past attempts to connect the U.S., and what policies President Biden should implement to finally connect America.

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