American families needed affordable access to high-speed internet for education, job seeking, and quality of life even before the COVID pandemic drove much of everyday life online. But that transition has only exacerbated the huge gaps in affordable access — for millions of Americans, both rural and urban — which now threaten to slow the US recovery and impede long-term inclusive economic growth.
When the administration releases its proposed recovery legislation to follow the recently passed American Rescue Plan Act, expanding affordable broadband access should be a critical component of a real, bipartisan effort to modernize infrastructure and deliver broad-based economic growth and opportunity.
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