“The broadband funding includes a new $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit that will provide $50 per month for broadband for low-income families, a provision based on legislation from Sen. Ron Wyden” https://t.co/uC3nYNcSfz
— Resistbot (@resistbot) December 21, 2020
Included in the COVID relief package is $7 billion in funding for broadband internet access — an important development for families. Furthermore, $300M for rural broadband deployment and $1B for Tribal broadband programs is also part of the deal.https://t.co/KVw5SrLrQH
— Chris (@RuralChrisLee) December 21, 2020
COVID relief bill provides $7 billion for broadband access - Axios https://t.co/CApWz0EDXc
— Mike Elgan (@MikeElgan) December 21, 2020
A breakdown of the $7 billion for broadband access in the coronavirus relief package https://t.co/b26kiUAxbU
— Margaret Harding McGill (@margarethmcgill) December 21, 2020
Included in the COVID relief package is $7 billion in funding for broadband internet access — an important development for families. Furthermore, $300M for rural broadband deployment and $1B for Tribal broadband programs is also part of the deal.https://t.co/KVw5SrLrQH
— Chris (@RuralChrisLee) December 21, 2020
The coronavirus relief package deal that Congressional leaders reached tonight includes $7 billion in funding for broadband internet access https://t.co/EZskjRwAW9
— Axios (@axios) December 21, 2020
With billions of dollars being invested in #broadband through the new COVID relief bill, households will receive overdue help to get online and access education, healthcare, telework, and so much more that we take for granted.
— Lukas Pietrzak ? (@Ltpietrzak) December 21, 2020
Simply put, this is huge. https://t.co/gcya6Lvl2Y
Good news: after months of pushing Congress to ensure everyone can get online during the pandemic, over $3.2 billion is included in the stimulus bill to provide DIRECT RELIEF for broadband bills. We'll keep pushing for more, but this is a major victory! https://t.co/OtqaXxOAqs
— Fight for the Future (@fightfortheftr) December 21, 2020
Worth noting that the rip and replace effort gets more funding than rural broadband https://t.co/eAAhUupy5W
— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) December 21, 2020
COVID relief bill provides $7 billion for broadband access https://t.co/OxJhWnAfny
— Ross Lieberman (@ROSSatACA) December 21, 2020
Very good Q. It goes to pandemic related remote learning in underserved communities, some goes to telehealth, etc. https://t.co/VN3ZbRlKtv
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) December 22, 2020
seven billion dollars. who's getting this? what are the tangible benefits? where is the infrastructure deployment? where is the opex spend? who is deploying this? https://t.co/xg0TWigi13
— noel rice (@flakealso) December 21, 2020