We support the expansion of high-speed Internet services in rural communities across the United States, including our own community of Hart Flat, California. Federal funding is available to improve broadband capabilities in rural areas. Satellite and wireless Internet is expensive and has limitations (lag and limits on monthly bandwidth). We want to send a message to AT&T that while DSL is more profitable in urban centers, the company has an obligation to treat rural communities fairly and not as second class citizens when it comes to technological improvements such as DSL.