President Joe Biden on Monday said that high-speed internet is no longer a luxury but an “absolute necessity,” as he pledged that every household in the nation would have access by 2030 using cables made in the US.
WASHINGTON—Biden announced that more than $40 billion would be distributed across the country to deliver high-speed Internet in places where there’s either no service, or service is too slow.
Biden’s challenge is that investments in computer chips and major infrastructure projects such as rail tunnels can take a decade to come to fruition. That leaves much of the messaging focused on grants that will be spent over time, rather than completed projects. Biden said more than 35,000 projects are already funded or underway to lay cable that provides Internet access. Some of those are from $25 billion in initial funding as part of the “American Rescue Plan.”More than 7 percent of the country falls in the underserved category, according to the Federal Communications Commission’s analysis.
“When I say everyone, I mean everyone,” she said. Raimondo said the reason that hasn’t happened in the past is because it’s expensive to lay fiber in a rural or mountainous area. Earlier this month, the Commerce Department announced winners of middle mile grants, which will fund projects that build the midsection of the infrastructure necessary to extend Internet access to every part of the country.
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