FCC wants more access to affordable high-speed Internet

From USA TODAY:

Federal regulators have unveiled an ambitious plan to bring high-speed Internet service to millions of Americans who can’t get it today, while boosting delivery speeds and lowering prices for 200 million current subscribers.

The  Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan also aims to leverage broadband to transform nearly every aspect of U.S. society and industry, including health care, education and energy. The FCC will deliver the sweeping blueprint to Congress today….

About 95% of U.S. households have access to broadband, leaving 14 million largely rural Americans with no onramp. Yet just 65% of Americans have subscribed. That means about 86 million people don’t have service because they can’t afford it, lack the skills or for other reasons…

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  1. How about more affordable Television to go along with that internet?

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