Legacy customers are a niche market, although not necessarily a bad one. To overcome the inertia of legacy customers, it may be appropriate for governments to step in. Total support for rural broadband could reach $20 billion over the next decade. A government audit found that an earlier Agriculture Department effort to expand rural broadband wasted $3 billion of stimulus money.) Here, regulators can serve as a catalyst, providing the final nudge for legacy customers.

Source: Washington Post February 24, 2017 16:51 UTC