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Election 2024: What will the candidates do about the digital divide?

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Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have pledged to get Americans online, but political realities will make that goal difficult.

Under President Biden , the White House secured roughly $90 billion to close the digital divide, $42.5 billion specifically for BEAD , the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program.

A focus for a Harris administration will likely be speeding up the distribution of BEAD funds.

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