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High Speed Thresholds Could Pull Infrastructure Funds Away from Poorly Connected Areas

Sarah Oh Lam of the Technology Policy Institute says high speed thresholds could shift funds toward better-connected areas.

Ashlan Gruwell

Ashlan Gruwell

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High Speed Thresholds Could Pull Infrastructure Funds Away from Poorly Connected Areas
Screenshot of Sarah Oh Lam and other featured panelists at an American Enterprise Institute event

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2022 – Sarah Oh Lam, a senior fellow at the Technology Policy Institute, warned against states setting broadband speed targets too high for federal infrastructure money, lest it shifts needed funding away from areas with slow internet.

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