Trusty Talks Broadband Expansion During Alaska Visit
FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty said she will work with agency colleagues to address the digital divide in Alaska after a weeklong visit to the state, said a news release in Tuesday’s Daily Digest. Trusty’s trip involved meetings with “industry leaders, as well as federal, state, local, and Tribal stakeholders” on broadband expansion “to some of the nation’s most remote and difficult-to-serve areas,” the release said.
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“Nowhere is the challenge of expanding broadband access more acute than in Alaska, where rugged terrain and vast distances make it both difficult and expensive to connect remote villages,” said Trusty in the release. The FCC’s efforts on broadband in the "Build America Agenda" are "already making a tangible difference” in Alaska, she added.