Amy Klobuchar wants broadband in every household by 2022
In a blog post Thursday morning, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that if elected president in 2020, she would implement a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan including a bold initiative to roll out high-speed internet to every household by 2022.
Klobuchar says she could accomplish this closing of the “urban-rural” digital divide by working to correct the current broadband maps, something that has been hotly criticized by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Klobuchar, specifically, has been an advocate for “dig once” policies that would push for ISPs to lay out internet infrastructure at the same time as federally funded roads are being paved.
“Broadband creates jobs, opens new economic opportunities, and allows America to compete...
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