This quick article about a government loan to promote rural broadband scratches the surface of a connection I’d like to hear more about–how are we doing on investing in public Internet infrastructure today, when compared with past projects like highways? It turns out that it’s a difficult thing to track, but I’d agree with the author who argues it’s a “good idea–one which is long overdue.”
Perhaps we haven’t done more because of the expense of keeping up existing infrastructures?