Breakfast Media Minute: September 22, 2020
Six grants will expand and implement Wi-Fi in public plazas, parks and municipal buildings.
As fiber networks rapidly expand nationwide, the retirement of legacy copper infrastructure has emerged as a critical broadband policy debate, raising complex questions about service continuity, regulation, and the risk of leaving rural and low-income communities behind.
The bill would direct the Illinois Commerce Commission to set broadband price protections for low-income residents.
Carriers worry permitting delays and labor shortages could lead to connectivity loss in rural communities.
Member discussion