Statistics reveal that the Digital Equity Act of 2021, part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, allocated $2.75 billion for three grant programs. These grants aimed to enhance digital access for various underserved groups, including low-income households, individuals over 60, incarcerated people, veterans, those with disabilities, people facing language barriers, rural residents, and racial or ethnic minorities. The law permitted the use of funds for providing equipment, upgrading public computing centers, and supporting training and workforce development. Some states had already received funding last year. President Trump announced the termination of this program, claiming it was unconstitutional and racist. His decision to cancel the remaining grants could lead to legal challenges.
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@Fereael
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Jun 3 FUCKING FUCKING FUCKKKKK Trump just asked Congress to wipe out the funding for NPR and PBS. Public broadcasting is literally the backbone of free information flow and education for both children and adults in this country. I can’t stress enough how fucking BAD this is
@amuse
@amuse
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Mar 28 DOGE: Jon Stewart reacting to Biden’s $42 billion broadband plan that connected zero homes in four years — a masterclass in federal futility where the only thing expanding was the bureaucracy.
Josh Caplan
@joshdcaplan
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7m The Trump administration plans to overhaul a $42 billion broadband program that was born during the Biden presidency but has failed to connect anyone to the internet.
Doug Bell
@therealdougbell
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7m Exclusive: Trump Targets Biden’s $42 Billion Broadband Boondoggle
‘Burdensome regulations’ will disappear under revival plans for the program that has failed to connect anyone to the internet.
Craig Silverman
@CraigSilverman
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Mar 16 BREAKING: The head of the $42 billion BEAD program to bring broadband internet to rural and unserved areas has left the Commerce Dept.
He sent a departing email warning of “deeply negative outcomes” for people if the Trump admin shifts $ from fiber internet to Musk’s Starlink:
Greg Sargent
@GregTSargent
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May 10 Amazing: Trump grew angry over a Biden-era program with the word “equity” in its name, so he ended it. But a key part of the program was sending money to red states to expand internet access in rural/MAGA country. Now they might not get it.
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