Broadband internet is increasingly seen as a necessity, but many rural Arkansas communities still lack high-speed broadband service. Arkansas ranks 49th among states for internet accessibility, according to the website BroadbandNow. A-A-R-P Arkansas State Director Ashley McBride says the digital divide was exposed during the pandemic, so the state has implemented a series of programs to increase online access. She says the Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee has also allocated some pandemic relief funding to help provide broadband access to some rural communities.
McBride says more funding will come from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which includes a 65-billion-dollar investment to bring affordable, high-speed internet to all communities across the country.
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