Biden Administration Backs Strong Rules to Close Digital Divide
- NTIA urges action to remedy unequal access to internet service
- FCC to deliver rules by next month on ‘digital discrimination’
Joe Biden in Washington, DC, US, on Oct. 4.
Photographer: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg
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The Biden administration urged the Federal Communications Commission to adopt strong rules to redress historic shortfalls that have left some communities lacking adequate broadband service.
The position sets up a possible clash with large broadband providers that have warned the FCC, which is set to produce rules by next month, against unnecessary regulations.