Published by MY Northwest on May 28, 2019 By Dyer Oxley There are places in Washington, even in 2019, where rural broadband doesn’t exist – or even a solid phone connection. That was evident when KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross attempted to call Congressman Derek Kilmer in rural Mason County. Eventually, the call got through. “Unfortunately, there are large parts of …
Representative Derek Kilmer Introduces Broadband for All Act
Published by FiberOneNewsRadio on MAy 24, 2019 By Sean Wells WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Elise Stefanik (NY-21) reintroduced the Broadband for All Act Thursday, bipartisan legislation to create refundable tax credits for businesses and groups of people who team up to build the infrastructure that connects them to the country’s existing rural broadband service. “Too many rural communities are …