U.S.: Evaluating the Scope of the Rural Broadband Gap

Policymakers at the state and federal levels have been working for years to improve access to broadband quality across the country. It’s a difficult problem, especially in states with predominately rural populations. While internet service providers (ISPs) in Montana have made large investments in building out broadband infrastructure, and have succeeded in providing access to many rural Montanans, we are still a long way off from achieving the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) stated goal of eliminating the rural broadband gap.