By Matt Vespa
Government in a sentence. https://t.co/NKwBUFspTt
â Andrew Clark (@AndrewHClark) June 19, 2024
Residents in rural America are eager to access high-speed internet under a $42.5 billion federal modernization program, but not a single home or business has been connected to new broadband networks nearly three years after President Biden signed the funding into law, and no project will break ground until sometime next year.Â
Lawmakers and internet companies blame the slow rollout on burdensome requirements for obtaining the funds, including climate change mandates, preferences for hiring union workers and the requirement that eligible companies prioritize the employment of âjustice-impactedâ people with criminal records to install broadband equipment.Â
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