Tag: Broadband

More Funding for Broadband

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The Agriculture Department would get $560 million more for rural broadband expansion, plus increases for research, food aid and combating animal and plant diseases, under a House spending bill for fiscal 2023.

The Food and Drug Administration, which also would be funded through the bill, would get $3.6 billion, an increase of $341 million over FY22, including $77 million more for food safety.


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FCC Creates New Broadband Task Force

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A new government task force is charged with improving broadband data and mapping tools. In her first meeting as Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday, Jessica Rosenworcel said the new broadband data task force will be an agencywide effort to collect detailed data and develop more precise maps about high-speed internet availability. “It’s no secret that the FCC’s existing broadband maps leave a lot to be desired. We can do better, and we will,” Rosenworcel said during the FCC's open meeting. Expanded broadband capabilities is a major concern for rural leaders in Congress utilizing agriculture and infrastructure bills to expand the network.