FCC proposes $20.4 billion to expand rural broadband

FCC proposes $20.4 billion to expand rural broadband

The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a fund of $20.4

billion to get high-speed internet to rural homes. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says the

Rural Digital Opportunity Fund is the biggest step the agency has taken to

close the digital divide, the areas that lack access to adequate broadband.

In the first of two phases the FCC would target $16 billion to areas not served

by broadband service. The second phase will focus on unserved households in

areas partially served.

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