Last summer, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Anna Eshoo proposed the Broadband Conduit Deployment Act, which would require that when any government builds or rebuilds a road with federal money that broadband conduit be installed at the same time.

According to the Hillicon Valley blog, “Two key departments –The Department of Transportation and Federal Communications Commission– gave their support for a proposal to dig trenches for broadband fiber as part of the construction of new roads and highways.”

So the “ditch digging bill” seems to be making its way to clear skies.