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07 Oct 2024
The Biden administration's broadband funding program has not yet resulted in any rural internet connections because the rollout has not started.

But the Biden administration allocated $42.5 billion in their infrastructure budget for a program called the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program. With this investment, they make money available for states to create the means to connect rural areas to the internet. However, it is up to the states to use the money as intended and for the projects that they believe are most important. Some states have opted to use parts of their funds to improve wireless internet in areas that already had access, which is a fair criticism to give to the states if you think this is the wrong priority to have, but it's not really the Biden administration's fault. The issue is that Alex here, the premise is wrong. What he's saying is wrong. The states had a deadline of the end of 2023 to submit proposals, and the rollout of these programs hasn't even started yet. It's likely not going to be going for another year until this ball gets rolling. And the goal is for these things to be completed by 2030.