Encourage private sector investment in broadband access, said...
Encourage private sector investment in broadband access, said Idaho Rep. George Eskridge (R) in a Thursday op-ed in The Idaho Statesman (http://bit.ly/16jAfg7). He praised the “app economy” and the “Internet economy” and framed his case in economic terms. “During this…
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interim time, and in preparation of our upcoming legislative session, it is critical that we prioritize the issue of broadband access in our state,” he wrote. “We need to find solutions that encourage private sector investment and bring high-speed Internet to even our most rural areas.” He decried the low access in Bonner and Boundary counties, which he represents -- 83 percent and 87 percent of households, respectively.