US to splurge $45 billion on affordable Internet

The US government has launched an ambitious new broadband funding scheme with the stated aim of closing the digital divide by the end of the decade.
With a hefty budget of $45 billion, the bipartisan ‘Internet for All’ initiative is part of the $1 trillion national Infrastructure Bill, and comprises three programmes that together will extend last-mile network coverage, upgrade middle-mile infrastructure, and improve digital literacy. The initiative is being managed by the National Te