Tim Stelzig: Explaining BEAD, Trying to Bridge the Digital Divide
Broadband Breakfast
MAY 15, 2025
Primarily, these are rural markets, although some suburban, exurban, and even urban areas suffer from poor coverage economics as well. The FCC’s USF Fund was initially designed as a ratepayer cross-subsidy program to ensure all Americans had access to telephone service. in 1960, to 90.5% in 1970, to 92.9% in 1980, to 94.8%
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