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  1. Get broadband to every community in America

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    17 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
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    vanya67 commented  · 

    I live in a rural area without broadband, and it's a major limitation. Yes, I pay for satellite, but it's a poor imitation of broadband.

    I would like to add that while getting broadband available everywhere is needed, we really need to make fiber-optic data connection available to every home, not just broadband. Fiber is much more secure and provides the bandwidth we need for the future.

  2. Set the Goal of a Full Fiber America

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    We need to usher in the fiber economy. By making a fat pipe (150+ Mbps) to every home as universal as a phone line, many new services and businesses will naturally appear. Telecommuting would become more widespread, saving fuel. Businesses can move into cheaper, rural areas, lowering startup fees. Decentralizing power gives us resiliency in the event of an attack on a major city. And on and on....

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