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For many Iowans, broadband internet connectivity has come to mean more than streaming their favorite TV show or hopping online to see how their fantasy sports team is faring. Broadband connects us to medical professionals, creates access to educational tools across the state and provides the connectivity needed to service the growing field of precision agriculture. And yet tens of thousands of Iowans today are considered unserved or underserved when it comes to a high-speed broadband. “Not having broadband is creating a myriad of issues for rural communities,” said David Daack, executive director for Connect Iowa, a subsidiary of the not-for-profit Connected Nation, which is focused on expanding the nation’s access to high-speed internet.