http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/9/high-speed-internet-expansion-promise-remains-elus/

President Trump's vow in his State of the Union speech to spread high-speed internet service to rural America was one of the few bipartisan applause lines. After all, the same pledge was made by the last two presidents and every 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful.

And yet, the quest for universal broadband service has proved a costly promise that somehow is always beyond the government's reach.