WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following op-ed: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced that it was authorizing nearly $5 million to invest in expanding rural broadband access across South Dakota. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who visited South Dakota with me in 2017, said that he was "excited to see the benefits for rural residents who live all across the country." He went on to say, "In South Dakota, this round of funding takes another step   more