I am one of the members that pushed our leadership very, very hard to include a significant sum of money to make sure that we really reach people and build broadband out to them because the private sector simply was not doing it; it wasn't profitable to do it, and that is where I think there was a need for public attention to that because there was private sector inattention, and that was their prerogative to do whatever they did.
Walden emphasizes the need for public funding for broadband due to private sector neglect.
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