From the foundation of our country we have supported the idea of the government providing a means to communicate between our citizens and residents, namely the US Postal Service. It has done a marvelous job but is now under assault from the radical followers of Ayn Rand who object to anything getting money that is not private. They want to privatize schools, prisons, roads, water, the military (think Blackwater) and mail delivery.
At the same time we have a growing digital divide between urban and rural areas due to huge differences in Broadband access. There has been a lot of talk and a small amount of action toward bridging this gap.
I suggest that the Federal Government task the US Postal Service with establishing and providing nationwide Broadband access as an extension of their mandate to provide mail service to all residents of our country.
I think this needs a lot of fleshing out, but the concept itself is sound.
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