The coronavirus funds that the feds are giving to the states can be used for the short term in response to COVID, but broadband expansion is a long-term goal.

Heather Morton, of the National Conference of State Legislatures, commenting on the states’ struggle to expand broadband using the CARES Act funding while also adhering to the short spending timeline. To comply with the rules of the CARES Act, states must implement broadband projects by Dec. 30, 2020, even though broadband projects often take years to complete. (AP News — August 1, 2020)