All I Want for Christmas is Rural Broadband

By Sarah Hetke

American Farm Bureau Federation

As I sat in my car outside a coffee shop 45 minutes away from my parents’ house, I couldn’t help but feel the anger and frustration swell inside of me. Why can’t we get access to high-speed internet? How are we supposed to complete our work tasks without access to rural broadband? Why do so many rural residents have to suffer lack of connectivity in a digital era?