Broadband connectivity — or the lack thereof — has long been a problem in the United States. The pandemic has shown how essential a lifeline the internet is.
The deal includes $3.2 billion for the FCC to provide a new emergency broadband benefit of $50 per month to low-income families and laid-off or furloughed workers.
Even if a Federal Writers’ Project 2.0 doesn’t pan out, bills that enjoy the backing of numerous lawmakers could, at least in some small way, replicate the storytelling spirit.
FCC Chairman Pai’s bungled effort to close the rural-broadband digital divide looks more and more like one of the most wasteful projects in FCC history.