FCC awarding up to US$16b to address US areas lacking broadband service

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FCC awarding up to US$16b to address US areas lacking broadband service
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WASHINGTON: The US Federal Communications Commission voted on Tuesday (Jun 9) to adopt auction procedures to provide up to US$16 billion to areas ...

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Communications Commission voted on Tuesday to adopt auction procedures to provide up to US$16 billion to areas that lack broadband service, including nearly 6 million unserved rural homes and businesses.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a Republican, said Americans without access to high-speed internet"deserve access as soon as possible. They cannot afford to wait ... while we work to develop new, more granular broadband coverage maps" that will be used to award a subsequent US$4 billion.

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