The $1.2 trillion so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill allocated $65 billion on broadband investment with no obligation to develop a national broadband strategy.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday rambled repetitively about the “significance of the passage of time” during a speech in Sunset, Louisiana.
Thirteen House Republicans, along with 19 Senate Republicans, are helping shift infrastructure projects away from their own districts and toward blue, Democrat districts when they voted to support President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.
Nineteen Senate Republicans voted with Democrats to approve expanding broadband across the United States based on racial quotas and the migration levels of American communities as part of a so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill.
The so-called “infrastructure” bill, crafted by a group of Senate Democrats and Republicans, includes provisions to deliver broadband across the United States based on racial quotas and depending on the number of newly arrived immigrants.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) touted broadband investment efforts and welcomed Republican support for including investment in broadband in future coronavirus legislation. Transcript as Follows: “Hello, this is Congressman Jim Clyburn. I proudly represent
Internet service provider AT&T has reportedly suspended all broadband usage caps as millions of Americans prepare to work from home or self-quarantine to prevent the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus.
“I believe we can build a Silicon Prairie,” the South Bend mayor said as voters laughed.
It was one year ago this week that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) implemented its reversal of the Obama-era regulations of the Internet, known as “net neutrality.” The positive results over the past year tell a powerful story about why government should not be in the business of regulating the Internet.
Britain’s Defence Secretary has articulated “grave, very deep concerns” about the role of Chinese tech giant Huawei in the forthcoming roll-out of the fifth-generation (5G) mobile data network, because of the leverage and access Huawei’s equipment and software could potentially give to the Chinese government.
