This congressman wants to build a ‘digital’ border wall that would also provide rural broadband
Texas Representative Will Hurd is partial to the idea of a digital wall: "a border-wide system of technology such as cameras, sensors, and drones communicating through a fiber optic network to keep the border secure." Hurd noted the digital wall could close the digital divide, stating "the added benefit of using a fiber optic cable is that you can then bring broadband access to some of the rural communities along the border. We can’t let rural areas be deprived of the benefits of a digital economy."