As part of a major spending proposal called the American Jobs Plan, President Biden plans to bring broadband internet access to all Americans. This means the 35% of the country currently without access to "minimally acceptable speeds" will finally have modern internet infrastructure in place.
"Broadband internet is the new electricity," the White House said in a statement. "It is necessary for Americans to do their jobs, to participate equally in school learning, health care, and to stay connected. Yet, by one definition, more than 30 million Americans live in areas where there is no broadband infrastructure that provides minimally acceptable speeds."
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Internet has certainly played an even bigger role in everyday life with the pandemic moving many to work-from-home setups that involve daily Zoom meetings, and the new game consoles' stream of updates and big file sizes for new games mean those with slow speeds have to spend a lot of time waiting around.
