Local Governments: Are Your Communities’ Broadband Providers with the Program?
Posted
10 Mar 2021 in Commentary
Local governments committed to supporting their citizens most adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic should be encouraging the broadband providers serving their communities to take the necessary steps in the next several weeks to establish eligibility to participate in the $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. This Program is administered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). The Program was established in the Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted by Congress in December of last year. It...