Technology in Service of Human Progress: NTIA in the Biden-Harris Administration

Every day at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), we work to promote technology in the service of human progress. That has been the throughline of our actions on Internet connectivity, spectrum and tech policy. As I look ahead to my third anniversary and final days as NTIA Administrator, I’m incredibly proud of what we have accomplished to advance technology for people and progress. When I took office three years ago, President Biden had just given us a simple but historic mission: Connect everyone in America to affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service. Today, NTIA has awarded more than $46 billion in broadband funding and connected thousands of families. That includes:

• More than 40,000 homes with new high-speed Internet access through the Broadband Infrastructure Program.
• $1 billion worth of Middle Mile networks, including building over 3,200 miles of fiber and counting.
• 4,500 homes with either new or subsidized Internet connections on Tribal lands.

These programs—and the billions flowing in from private capital—have contributed to major progress: Over 3 million previously unserved homes and business have been connected to the Internet since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration.