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Ben Maher and Anthony Buono
Internet Access for Low-Income Families at Risk: Why Congress Must Act Now
6 minutes Posted May 13, 2024 at 6:27 pm.
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At the inception of the COVID pandemic, the Trump administration instituted the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, creating subsidies for households that couldn't afford reliable internet access. The Biden administration extended those benefits in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. Now, the benefits are about to expire, and Congress will likely allow them to. We discuss why, and whether that's a good idea.

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