Sanders highlighted Texas' broadband challenges: its dispersed geography complicates infrastructure decisions, permitting varies across counties, and funding distribution is unclear, creating uncertainty.
"I describe us as straddling the line," said Sanders, explaining how the NTXIA and DIA connect various entities, showcasing the flexibility nonprofits have to innovate.
Sanders pointed out that rural Texas faces unique broadband challenges: "Should rural areas have satellite, because of the cost of building hundreds of miles of fiber?"
Permitting poses significant issues for broadband expansion due to varying regulations across counties; Sanders noted, "I've learned what I didn't know I didn't know..."
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