The billion-dollar remote work opportunity that rural America can’t reach

The U.S. has spent billions to bring broadband to rural communities—but many of the people it’s meant to help still aren’t logging on.

Unless governments focus on adoption—not just access—they risk funding infrastructure that goes unused, while rural Americans remain cut off from healthcare, education, and the growing remote job market that today represents nearly a quarter of the U.S. workforce.

Most public discussion around rural broadband has centered on availability. Federal...