Here’s What’s in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Spending Bill

Broadband also receives one of the largest single spending lines in the bill, with $65 billion promised to bring high-speed Internet to more Americans in areas where it is either prohibitively expensive or unavailable. Doug Brake, director of broadband and spectrum policy for the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, praised the bill for widening the definition of areas considered “unserved.”

“This change will prioritize funds toward areas lacking 25/3 Mbps broadband, rather than 100/100, which means a better focus on connecting the truly unserved and more flexibility to achieve greater coverage,” Brake said in a statement. “Permanent expansion of ‘affordable connectivity’ low-income subsidies is also a major plus, which hopefully congress will fund into the future.”