#5SmartReads - February 23, 2021

On broadband, Naomi Osaka, and the future of healthcare

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Pandemic puts money, political muscle behind broadband (Axios)

In an effort that we move forward after the pandemic versus regress into our old ways, I’m especially heartened to see the public sector - from the local to the federal levels - start to put money where it needs to go. Broadband access being one of them.

A word of caution:

“But the key to sustainable broadband expansion projects is long-term planning and a strategic bipartisan commitment that outlasts political term cycles — something Congress and state legislatures don't have a strong record of doing.”