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title: "A Broadband Subsidy That Could Help Narrow the \"Digital Divide\""
summary: |-
  "The big addition that the FCC is hoping to bring in are a lot of the cable providers. That will obviously bring additional competition and choice for qualifying participants," said Doug Brake on Marketplace.
date: "2016-04-04"
issues: ["Broadband Access and Regulation"]
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/media/broadband-subsidy-could-help-narrow-digital-divide/"
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# A Broadband Subsidy That Could Help Narrow the "Digital Divide"

"The big addition that the FCC is hoping to bring in are a lot of the cable providers. That will obviously bring additional competition and choice for qualifying participants," said Doug Brake on Marketplace.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/media/broadband-subsidy-could-help-narrow-digital-divide/*