Ron Kind: “I rise in support of the Tauzin-Dingell Internet Broadband Deployment Act. Rural communities were the last to get paved…”

“I rise in support of the Tauzin-Dingell Internet Broadband Deployment Act. Rural communities were the last to get paved roads, the last to get electricity, the last to get voice telephone service, and the last to get cable television. Right now the information superhighway is bypassing rural America, leaving it behind in the new economy. Rural Americans do not want to be the last to experience the economic, education, and cultural benefits of Internet broadband technology. Mr. Chairman, Tauzin-Dingell will directly benefit the citizens of my district. Passage of this bill will guarantee high-speed access to almost 90,000 people and over 5,000 businesses in the third Congressional district of Wisconsin alone. The ability of educational institutions, especially in rural areas, to explore all the possibilities the Internet offers depends largely on the availability of broadband technology. With high speed access to the internet, schools will have the ability to supplement classroom teaching in ways currently not available, and to bring cyber-classrooms to everyone, regardless of their physical location. The Internet is just beginning to deliver on the Promise of education on demand.”