The Biden administration has announced $1 billion in new funding for the country’s national broadband infrastructure

The funding is designed to be a critical step forward in ensuring every American has access to “high-speed, affordable and high-quality broadband”.

The Federal Communications Commission has estimated that about one-third of people living on tribal lands don’t have access to high-speed internet, but others say the figure is much higher.

Vice President Kamala Harris says the administration is determined to have 100 percent of Americans connected to the infrastructure network and create a whole lot of new jobs in the meantime.