Rural areas have been slow to connect to broadband. More public funding could speed things up

Photo caption: One of Sadie Perry’s grandsons stands in front of a utility pole that reaches only one of the houses on their property, though not Perry’s home; an additional pole would cost the family $5,000. Credit: Kelli Johansen for The Hechinger Report. Article by William Melhado. The Hechinger Report – August 25, 2021.

THOREAU, N.M. — Even when clouds blanket the expansive skies of western New Mexico, the red sandstone of Owl Springs Mesa behind Sadie Perry’s home stands out. Every morning before she wakes the kids, Perry steps outside for a moment of quiet and prayer. “I think that’s the only thing that keeps me going, is praying,” she said. […]

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