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The Politics of Good Enough: Rural Broadband and Policy Failure in the United States

Christopher Ali · 2020 · SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología

Summary. U.S. rural broadband policy has failed to close the digital divide despite universal service mandates and billions in deployment funding. The author identifies three policy failures—meaning, mapping, and money—rooted in a "politics of good enough" that accepts inadequate standards. Over 42 million Americans, predominantly rural residents, lack high-speed internet access, a crisis intensified by COVID-19's shift to remote work and learning.

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Ali, C.. (2020). The Politics of Good Enough: Rural Broadband and Policy Failure in the United States. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. https://doaj.org/article/173f4804c8e14a95bb8c438751f6dcc0

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United States
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North America
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broadband-and-digital, policy
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2026-04-28