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Biden Announces His Broadband Plan—and ISPs Will Hate It
April 12, 2021 /
Municipally owned networks, nonprofits, and cooperatives would play a major role in the expansion pitched by Biden.
The broadband industry and Republicans have been fighting city-owned networks for years, and nearly 20 states have laws that restrict the growth of municipal broadband. While Democrats have proposed eliminating those state laws, congressional Republicans last month proposed a nationwide ban on municipal broadband.
Biden’s plan “prioritizes support for broadband networks owned, operated by, or affiliated with local governments, nonprofits, and cooperatives—providers with less pressure to turn profits and with a commitment to serving entire communities,” the White House fact sheet said.
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