Three years ago, Joe Biden signed a sweeping $42 billion rural broadband proposal into law with the aim of bringing needed internet connections to Americans in more remote and less populated parts of the country. However, as the 2024 presidential election looms and Biden’s term in office may be nearing an end , not a single person in rural America has been connected to the internet under the 81-year-old Democrat’s plan.
In fact, no project receiving funds from the Biden government program will break ground until 2025. According to internet service providers (ISPs) and lawmakers on Capitol Hill, the hold-up is because of the Biden government’s overly burdensome requirements for accessing the $42 billion program. They cite regulations implementing climate change mandates, union worker requirements, and DEI regulations for the slow-down in building out rural internet infrastructure . Additionally, the ISPs point to attempts by the Biden Commerce Department to […]
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