House Democrats Introduce $100B Broadband Bill
Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina and other House Democrats have filed their Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act. HR-7302 comprises the $100 billion broadband title of the Moving Forward Act infrastructure legislative package (HR-2). Clyburn said Wednesday he…
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and other members of the all-Democratic House Rural Broadband Task Force decided to file HR-7302’s language as a stand-alone bill in a bid to provide multiple avenues to reach a bipartisan consensus. It’s “always good to get more than one bite at the apple,” Clyburn told reporters. HR-7302 would allocate $9 billion for a Broadband Connectivity Fund to give eligible households “additional broadband benefit” and $5 billion for E-rate. It would allocate $5 billion for a proposed NTIA program for communities and public-private partnerships, reflecting the Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (HR-4127). Digital equity investments language mirrors a proposal in the Digital Equity Act (HR-4486/S-1167). There's also language from the House-passed Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand (Access Broadband) Act. HR-1328/S-1046 would establish an NTIA Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth.