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”.
“This funding is an important step forward, but we cannot stop here.
…access to broadband is as essential as electricity to our everyday life.”
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.
1 in 3 Americans who live on Tribal lands or in rural communities lack access to high-speed Internet. Today, our Administration announced nearly $1 billion dollars to connect Tribal lands—and help students, small businesses, and families. pic.twitter.com/yPYZa4chJw
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.
