Western governors urge Congress, federal agencies to take action to improve broadband access

24 May 2024


News

Reliable, high-speed internet access has long been a challenge in rural parts of the West. Recently the Western Governors' Association (WGA) sent letters to Congress to encourage efforts to improve the situation.

The U.S. House and Senate held hearings on broadband access earlier this month. And the WGA - a bipartisan group that represents state executives across our region - shared its recommendations.

The first was for federal agencies to substantially increase the definition of broadband to "at least" 100 megabytes per second (Mbps) for downloads, 20 megabytes per second for uploads, and "scalable to" 100 Mbps for both.

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