By John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 2-14-22
The White House trumpeted its broadband subsidy bonanza Monday (Feb. 14) in an event featuring Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel; Vice President Kamala Harris, who President Joe Biden put in charge of closing the digital divide; and senior adviser Mitch Landrieu, the broadband buildout czar.
The milepost being marked was 10 million households enrolling in the American Connectivity Program (ACP). That was the $14.2 billion subsidy that replaced the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) COVID-19 broadband aid program. » Read More