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May 2021

Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds -- Interim final rule

The Secretary of the Treasury is issuing this interim final rule to implement the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund established under the American Rescue Plan Act. The funds may be used to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. The interim final rule provides that eligible investments in broadband are those that are designed to provide services meeting adequate speeds and are provided to unserved and underserved households and businesses.

Sponsor 

Senate Commerce Committee

Date 
Thu, 05/20/2021 - 10:00

Starlink Review: Broadband Dreams Fall to Earth

Starlink, a new satellite internet service from SpaceX, is a spectacular technical achievement that might one day ______. But right now it is also very much a beta product that is unreliable, inconsistent, and foiled by even the merest suggestion of trees. The Verge has not written a story about broadband access or telecom policy in recent memory without a chorus of commenters responding that Starlink would fix it in some way. Access gap?

Bill To Spur High-Speed Broadband Projects In Rural Communities

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO-06) and Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS) introduced the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act, a bill to remove barriers for communities seeking to use Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to develop high-speed broadband access.

Acting FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Response Regarding Broadband Data Collection

On May 5, 2021, Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel responded to various Members of Congress regarding the FCC's efforts to make the broadband deployment data it collects more accurate, particularly after the passage of the Broadband DATA Act. She wrote, "I am pleased to report that we have made significant progress in just a few months, including the efforts highlighted below.

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