House Pursues National Broadband Strategy; Senate Eyes Effective Broadband Programs

House Republicans are pushing for a national, coordinated plan for expanding broadband to unserved and underserved areas using the billions of dollars already allocated across more than 100 federal and state agency programs, and senators are sifting through the overwhelming number of broadband programs and legislation to target which programs would be most effective in expanding internet access for telehealth use. Lawmakers in both the Senate and House are committed to pursuing broadband legislation to prevent deployment errors that have...