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The Great Digital Divide: Can $90 Billion Finally Connect Every American?
The annual Net Inclusion conference in Philadelphia highlighted efforts to bridge the digital divide, with $90 billion in funding aimed at connecting every American to high-speed internet. Despite ambitious goals, challenges remain in affordability, education, and infrastructure. Will this funding finally close the digital divide?…
Hot Take:
**_“Who needs Wi-Fi when you can just shout your grocery list to your neighbor? Oh wait, we actually do need Wi-Fi because it’s 2024, not 1824!”_**
Key Points:
– The Net Inclusion conference in Philadelphia highlighted the growing urgency to address digital inclusion.
– The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a key internet subsidy, ran out of funds in May 2024.
– Federal funding of around $90 billion from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the American Rescue Plan Act aims to bridge the digital divide.
– Despite significant financial commitments, questions remain about whether this will be enough to connect every American.
– The digital divide involves access, affordability, and education, with the latter being particularly challenging.
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