On the Road Again: “my ongoing digital divide tour”
Earlier this month, I completed the latest leg of my ongoing digital divide tour, logging over 500 miles in a rental car across Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Yet again, I heard stories about how broadband connectivity can bring new opportunities and services just about anywhere. In Scottsville, Kentucky, a town of 4,000 that’s nearly 30 miles from the nearest pediatrician, I visited a school where telemedicine allows sick students to be treated by doctors at Vanderbilt University’s Children’s Hospital in Nashville. The next day, I attended a roundtable in Franklin, Tennessee, where I heard from local leaders about how access to high-speed broadband is necessary for economic growth in rural areas.
