Congressman Dustry Johnson (R-S.D.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) –Rural broadband has a champion in Dusty Johnson.
Johnson, with others in Congress have introduced the Connect Unserved Americans Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure funding allocated to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for broadband is targeted to rural areas most in need of reliable service.
The bill would increase the unserved household threshold for the USDA ReConnect Program from 50% to 80%.
In South Dakota, 25% of rural residents lack access to broadband.
