Phillips Lytle attorney Barlow Keener and Ookla Vice President of Government Affairs Bryan Darr engage in a detailed conversation about the challenges to providing effective connectivity and access to cell phone and broadband coverage in rural areas of the United States. Their discussion highlights the planning, execution and economics of bridging the gap in coverage that exists today across broad areas of the country and the programs in place that provide potential solutions to the gaps in coverage. Barlow and Bryan break down the methods for deploying coverage that are already in place today, such as Starlink and direct to device (D2D), and the additional technologies that can bring connectivity to underserved rural areas across the U.S.
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