Administration's 2017 Economic Report Touts Telecom Record
The 2017 economic report released by the Obama administration Thursday included language touting its record on tech and telecom issues. “The Administration has worked to ensure that the technological infrastructure is in place, and the rules of the road are…
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set, so that all Americans can benefit from technology,” said the 559-page report. “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided funding to deploy or upgrade more than 114,000 miles of new broadband infrastructure, consistent with the President’s goal of enhancing consumer welfare, civic participation, education, entrepreneurial activity, and economic growth through greater access to broadband. The Recovery Act financed additional broadband projects totaling $2.9 billion, bringing high-speed Internet access to 260,000 more rural households, 17,500 businesses, and 1,900 community facilities.” It cited administration actions on freeing up spectrum and President Barack Obama’s backing for the FCC net neutrality rules. Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason Furman led a White House blog post about the report.