"Crawford convinces with impeccable journalism and empathetic portraits of rural communities and low-income cities in distress, the ails of which could be much alleviated by a large-scale federal investment in fiber optic connections . . . Crawford's work is both refreshing and potent in how it clinically identifies the problem, and proposes a straightforward, feasible solution." --Publishers Weekly

"Essential reading." --Kirkus Reviews, (starred review)

"Crawford's narrative is a damning indictment, grounded in facts, and a critically important story. But Fiber also offers a way out of connectivity misery."--Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Science

"Trenchant and personal."--Foreign Affairs

"If we can just finish the last mile for fiber to reach into households, Susan Crawford shows, we can unleash a revolution of economic growth, education, and health, and address inequality in a whole new way. Crawford shifts effortlessly from the heights of policy to the literal ground level and shows us the way."--Anthony Marx, President, New York Public Library

"By vividly describing a world filled with fiber-enabled technology as well as the perils and possibilities for achieving it, Susan Crawford has written a playbook for a fairer and more prosperous United States."--Andy Berke, Mayor, Chattanooga, Tennessee

"Engaging and accessible ... An indictment of national regulatory politics and crony capitalism and a love story about the plucky local governments overcoming the odds to bring their own communities into the twenty-first century. A microcosm of what ails America--and what nonetheless can give us hope."--Yochai Benkler, Harvard Law School