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# Exclusive Drew Clark Column: Treasury Regulations Stir Battle Over Broadband Speeds
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/exclusive-drew-clark-column-treasury-regulations-stir-battle-over-broadband-speeds/
- Published: 2021-07-23T21:00:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T06:19:08.000Z
- Description: Sticking with the current FCC minimum, the proposed rule still leans into Biden administration talk of symmetrical speeds.
- Author: Drew Clark
- Tags: COVID, ARPA, Exclusive, ACA Connectes, Christopher Mitchell, ILSR, INCOMPAS, Joe Biden, liveonline, Muni Networks, NAC, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-02-01 10:16, #added-preview-divider

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2021—In addition to the high-profile efforts to directly fund infrastructure by Congress, or to provide dollars to internet users through two emergency broadband programs, a battle is brewing over the Biden administration other regulations, recently issued by the Treasury Department, governing broadband.

Public and private entities this month filed comments with Treasury as it seeks to finalize the [Interim Final Rules for the American Rescue Plan Act](https://www.regulations.gov/document/TREAS-DO-2021-0008-0002?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com).

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