COVID-19 has changed nearly everything about our lives. Our public universities and our businesses have closed, our governments are enacting restrictions to limit transmission of the virus.
Our universities have transitioned to online learning for the balance of the semester. We are using technology to create daily and hourly “virtual” meetings, classes, and conferences. Gov. Cooper’s closure of K-12 schools will force a similar shift to remote learning for our children and teens. Businesses are asking employees to work from home.
The coronavirus pandemic highlights the importance of making adequate, reliable, leading edge broadband infrastructure accessible to all American families. Comprehensive broadband can expand work from home, remote education, telemedicine and many other vital services— we can move information, not people.
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