WASHINGTON — In the midst of the electoral campaign, President Joe Biden speaks that high-speed internet is no longer a luxury but a “necessity” and promised that every home in the United States will have access by 2030 through cables made in the country.
“These investments will help all Americans,” he said. “We are not going to leave anyone behind.” But the long-term promise (as the current administration has characterized) should have little positive effect among voters who see an economy wrecked by the misguided and capricious policies of Joe Biden, the left, and the far left at home.
The chaos on the border is another of the serious crises created by Biden, who is now trying to make amends for almost two and a half years of a failed mandate immersed in uncertainty, with inflation that reached 9.1% in June 2022 and that has plundered the pockets of most Americans.
Biden announced the distribution of more than 40,000 million dollars throughout the country to go internet high-speed to places where there is no service or the service is very slow.
“However, it is not enough to have access, you need affordability and access,” said the president, who added that his government is working with providers to lower the cost of what is already a domestic public service —such as water or gas— but which often commands a high price.
The challenge for Biden is that investments in computer chips and large infrastructure projects like rail tunnels could take a decade to come to fruition. That leaves much of the message to focus on grants that will be spent over time and not on completed projects.
Internet access funding amounts depended primarily on the number of unserved locations in each jurisdiction or those locations lacking access to data download speeds of at least 25 megabits per second and upload speeds of 3 mbps.
Download speed involves the retrieval of information from the internet, such as streaming movies and television. For its part, upload speed determines how quickly information travels from a computer to the internet, such as sending emails or posting photos online.
FUENTE: With information from AP
