FCC to Propose $1.7B Subsidized Internet Access for the Poor

The FCC is formulating a plan to get low-income families access to broadband Internet service. The addition of broadband will join the telephone subsidy, providing telephone service that has been in place for over 30 years.

The effort is the F.C.C.’s strongest recognition yet that high-speed Internet access is as essential to economic well-being as good transportation and telephone service.

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