Rep. Mary Dye continues to champion broadband for rural Washington

Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, has introduced new legislation addressing the increasing need for essential broadband services in counties across the state. Rural Washington remains outside the digital economy.

Today’s world moves at the speed of light; but while Seattle has access to gigabit speeds and the latest in fast moving technology, rural Washington is left in the dark. Over 200,000 Washingtonians still don’t have reliable, high-speed access to one of our country’s most essential services.

“Building fiber-optic infrastructure is expensive and many rural communities are left behind,” said Dye...