What kind of progress are we seeing in closing the digital divide?

New government data shows progress in closing the digital divide. Wireline broadband adoption grew by 4.7 points between 2019 and 2021, more than twice the growth we saw between the previous two years.

Benton Institute for Broadband and Society’s John Horrigan spoke with RFD-TV’s own Tammi Arender about the main highlights from the report, what is contributing to the broadband strides, and what needs to happen moving forward.

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