BRIDGE Act: High-Speed Internet and Digital Equity
The BRIDGE Act aims to promote access to affordable, high-speed broadband, especially in rural and low-income areas. It provides grants to states, territories, and tribes for broadband network deployment, digital literacy programs, and support for affordable internet services, intending to reduce digital disparities and enable full participation in modern life.
Key points
40 billion dollars in grants for states, territories, and tribes to develop broadband internet.
Prioritized support for unserved or underserved areas, and for low-income communities.
Funding allowed for digital literacy programs and access to internet-capable devices.
Requirement for providers receiving grants to offer at least one affordable internet service plan.
Prohibition of state and local regulations that prevent public entities from providing telecommunications services.
Expired
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