US broadband could undergo its most assertive transformation to date starting in 2021, as operators accept that recent trends are here to stay. With lids being lifted on early build out plans, where will fixed network investment priorities lie as the new year develops? Rural infrastructure builds have been expected to continue as a priority as they were under the Trump administration, however, it has been suggested that a Republican-led FCC could pivot from encouraging rural infrastructure builds outs to focusing on how to make internet services more affordable for lower income households. “Build the networks and they will come” is a message we have heard repeatedly from network industry executives over the years – wired and wireless – yet…