Eyeing re-election, Biden says all Americans to access high-speed internet by 2030As he looks to promote his economic record and turn around negative public approval ratings, Joe Biden announced his administration would work to get all Americans access to low-cost high-speed internet by 2030.
“We’re announcing over $40bn to be distributed to 50 States, Washington DC and territories to deliver high speed in places where there’s neither service or it’s too slow,” the president said.
“Along with other federal investments, we’re going to be able to connect every person in America to reliable high-speed internet by 2030.”
He compared his administration’s push to the rural electrification campaign of Democratic icon Franklin Delano Rosevelt in the 1930s.
“Today, Kamala and I are making an equally historic investment to connect everyone in America, everyone in America to … affordable high speed internet by 2030. It’s the biggest investment in high-speed internet ever, because for today’s economy to work for everyone, internet access is just as important as electricity or water, or other basic services.”