Submitted by ThatChildNextDoor t3_ye6wih in rva
kneel_yung t1_itwrgov wrote
Reply to comment by JustDyslexic in Town of Ashland launches free public Wi-Fi network to support tourism, boost businesses by ThatChildNextDoor
republicans passed laws preventing municipalities from creating their own ISPs unless over 90% of the population doesn't have access to broadband.
Problem is, satellite internet counts as broadband, despite being ass, so the law could never be triggered.
However, Northam signed a law that rolled back a lot of these regulations and allotted almost a billion dollars to build out broadband access to underserved communities. The stated goal is to have 90% of virginians with broadband access by 2024.
I haven't heard of Youngkin or any other republicans trying to stop it yet, so we may actually get something.
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