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To: Congress
Broadband for all
We urge you to include universal and affordable broadband for all in the next stimulus bill. This is essential to help support people working and learning from home during the crisis. It’s also crucial to lasting economic recovery by closing the digital divide and ensuring every household and community in America has the fast broadband it needs to thrive.
Why is this important?
Millions of Americans have been asked to stay home from work and school in order to stop the spread of coronavirus. That's hard to do without access to high speed broadband.
The United States still has a huge digital divide. Many homes don't have reliable internet or broadband. Some workers are using dialup to connect to their job. Some parents are using cell phones to get access to their children's schoolwork. It's unfair and unjust that millions of Americans are going every day without access to the internet during this pandemic.
Congress is debating the next round of stimulus and is considering including billions for broadband. But it's in danger of getting cut out once again. We need your help right now to make sure this passes.