AJ Taylor3 hours agoLast Updated: April 21, 2021 U. S. Representative Randy Feenstra
As a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, today Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) participated in a hearing entitled,
“Rural Broadband Examining Internet Connectivity Needs and Opportunities in Rural America.”
Feenstra has made broadband a top priority since taking office in January, quickly joining the bipartisan Rural Broadband Caucus. In January, Feenstra joined his colleagues in sending a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging the commission to ensure their Rural Digital Opportunity Fund was contracting with telecommunications companies that have the necessary technological capabilities to provide Iowans with quality, high-speed internet service.
CHRIS HUBBUCH
The hoarding of toilet paper, canned soup and meat faded as people realized the COVID-19 pandemic wasnât going away in six weeks. But thereâs one commodity thatâs still in hot demand: data.
As work, school and most social interactions shifted to online platforms, internet usage skyrocketed by as much as 50%, according to a report from analytics firm OpenVault.
With more than 10 connected devices, the average broadband household consumed more than 480 gigabytes of data in the final three months of 2020. Thatâs roughly the equivalent of streaming Netflix nonstop for 10 days.
Strands of fiber-optic cable. The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented demand for internet service.
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Last week, two organizations hosted a White House briefing on
President Biden s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure package,
the American Jobs Plan (the Plan ). The organizations
were Small Business for America s Future and Business
Forward. During the briefing, National Economic Council Deputy
Director Bharat Ramamurti repeatedly emphasized the importance of
expanding access to broadband to 100 percent of Americans and
reducing the cost of broadband service. Access to affordable
broadband is essential to the White House s vision of
modernized American infrastructure.
The Plan equates the need for broadband with the country s
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