Prioritizing Fiber • Cutting Red Tape • Ensuring Accountability

Closing the Digital Divide in Rural America

Closing the digital divide in rural America requires smart, future-focused broadband investments. Our three briefs highlight key policy recommendations to ensure the success of the BEAD program: prioritizing fiber networks that will meet connectivity needs for decades, reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens that delay deployment and increase costs, and enforcing accountability to prevent past mistakes from repeating. Explore the tabs below to read each brief in full and download the complete reports