“In today’s increasingly digital world, a lack of reliable access to the internet can place a huge burden on residents and communities at large,” said Bohnak, R-Deerton. “At the household level, internet is often needed for at-home telehealth care, online banking, remote work, homework, and other aspects of day-to-day life where connectivity has become more of a need than a want. On a larger scale, the U.P. and Michigan are losing population at an alarming rate. That trend isn’t going to be reversed if a significant number of communities don’t have reliable connectivity. What young family is going to move into a town where they have to drag their kids to the local library every time they need to get online?”
