Friday, Feb. 25 webinar on rural broadband policy features author of book about failure to bridge the rural digital divide

A free webinar at 1 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 25, will discuss rural broadband laws and policy. It's part of the Rural Reconciliation Project, a University of Nebraska College of Law initiative that seeks to cut through popular narratives on both sides of the rural-urban divide and assess the past, present and future of big structural issues in rural America. Previous sessions have addressed rural jobs, power and infrastructure policy. An upcoming session in March will address water.

During the webinar, Dr. Christopher Ali will share his research on rural broadband policy. Ali, an associate professor of media studies at the University of Virginia, recently published a book examining how U.S. policy has failed to bridge the rural digital divide. Farm Fresh Broadband: The Politics of Rural Connectivity analyzes broadband providers and policies, and has case studies from the rural Midwest. Click here for more information or to register.