BENTON：2024年通过地方宽带许可弥合数字鸿沟报告（英文版）

Broadband is essential for modern life. It is fundamental for education, health care, employment, entrepreneurship, community development, entertainment, real estate, government services, and public safety. Communities without broadband—roughly 8 percent of the country1 —are at a severe disadvantage compared with their connected peers. And this gap will only widen as our lives continue to shift online and technological innovations increasingly require connectivity. The bipartisan Broadband Eq