$42.45 Billion for internet, still no connection

How much of that money has been spent?


Fortunately, the private sector is expanding access to broadband on its own: This year, the FCC raised the standard for which it considers "broadband" to 100 Mbps download speeds and 20 Mbps upload speeds, up from its previous standard of 25Mbps download and three Mbps upload.



"Nearly 88 percent of households already live where at least two competitors offer 25/3 Mbps service, and 85 percent lived where at least one operator offers 100/20 Mbps service and a competitor offers 25/3 Mbps service," Reason's Ronald Bailey wrote last year, citing an industry group report. "On current trends, the [group] projects that 95 percent will have access to at least 100/20 Mbps service by 2025.


reason.com/2024/06/27/why-has-joe-bidens-42-billion-broadband-program-not-connected-one-single-household/

When i was working in Louisiana (04) there was a big news story about a woman who was getting her first landline phone at 80 something years old. Apparently she lived way back in the woods and it was just too expensive for anybody to run a phone line out to her. But through the lobbying of a congressman or politician somewhere AT&T out of the goodness of their heart and consideration for lots of free publicity agreed to run her a line. Wild. That was only 20 years ago. And yet it's hard to wrap my mind around the fact their are people without internet service. When smart phones weren't a thing 20 years ago. We take for granted the things we have everyday I suppose. Damn even the Iraqis, Afghans, Syrians have smart phones and internet. Maybe not to the degree we do but still they have it

Edit:This wasn't in argument or agreement with the topic just made me think about it. It is my hope tha the money is used to connect people and the people building the infrastructure are getting paid good to do so