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Sanders Unveils High-Speed 'Net for All

Broadcasting & Cable 06 Dec 2019

The plan would."Provide $150 billion through the Green New Deal in infrastructure grants and technical assistance for municipalities and/or states to build publicly owned and democratically controlled, co-operative, or open access broadband networks."Require that all ......

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Bernie Sanders has a “High-Speed Internet for All” plan, $150 billion for public broadband

Boing Boing 06 Dec 2019

Senator and 2020 US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' “High-Speed Internet For All” plan, unveiled today, promises $150 billion to build publicly owned broadband networks -- and to break the chokehold that Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T have on Americans' access to information and communication....

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Buffalo County Sheriff recieves Public Safety Broadband Communications Award

The Grand Island Independent 06 Dec 2019

KEARNEY — Buffalo County Sheriff Neil Miller has received a national award for his leadership and contributions to the advancement of public safety broadband communications across the state ... McEwen Public Safety Broadband Communications Award in Hollywood, Fla....

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Sanders Announces $150B Plan to Expand Broadband Access

Voa News 06 Dec 2019

The Vermont senator on Friday unveiled a plan providing that funding in infrastructure grants and technical assistance to states and municipalities through Green New Deal climate-change fighting initiatives, allowing them to build what he called “publicly owned and democratically controlled, co-operative or open access broadband networks.”....

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Sen. Sanders rolls out ‘broadband for all’ proposal

The Mercury News 06 Dec 2019

... what he called “publicly owned and democratically controlled, co-operative or open access broadband networks.” ... Elizabeth Warren wants to create a “public option for broadband” managed by a new Office of Broadband Access using an $85 billion federal grant....

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Bernie Sanders announces $150B plan to expand broadband access

Pittsburgh Tribune Review 06 Dec 2019

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Bernie Sanders unveils $150 billion plan to expand high-speed internet access

The Verge 06 Dec 2019

Bernie Sanders (D-VT) announced a new plan aimed at expanding broadband internet access across the country and dismantling what he referred to as “internet and ......

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Bernie Sanders unveils ‘high-speed internet for all’ plan

The Daily Dot 06 Dec 2019

In the plan, called “High-Speed Internet For All,” Sanders essentially proposes treating broadband like a public utility. As part of this, Sanders said, if elected, he would provide $150 billion in grants to localities to build “publicly owned and democratically controlled, co-operative, or open access broadband networks.”....

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Sanders calls to break up Comcast, Verizon

The Hill 06 Dec 2019

Sanders’s plan would also distribute $150 billion to local and state governments to build publicly owned broadband networks and override the state laws that limit local governments from running their own internet services. "Bernie believes it’s time to stop relying on profit-focused corporations to get to universal broadband," the plan reads....

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Bernie Sanders Vows to Break Up Comcast, Verizon & AT&T: ‘Their Greed Must End’

Variety 06 Dec 2019

Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders unveiled plans ......

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Bernie Sanders unveils $150 billion plan to boost internet access

NBC News 06 Dec 2019

Sanders’ plan would create grants and aid for local and state governments to build publicly owned broadband networks as part of the Green New Deal infrastructure initiative ... ....

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Telecom Italia CEO criticizes rival for building 'fiber to nowhere'

Canada Dot Com 05 Dec 2019

Open Fiber, jointly owned by utility Enel and state lender CDP, has won all three public tenders to roll out a fast broadband network in so-called non-viable areas in Italy ... Gubitosi acknowledged the creation of a single network was the most efficient way to build a modern broadband infrastructure for the country....

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The U.K. General Election Will Transform the Country Whoever Wins. Here’s What to Know

Time Magazine 05 Dec 2019

But that effort is facing a challenge from Jeremy Corbyn’s opposition Labour Party, which is promising a raft of transformational, progressive policies like pouring money into public services, nationalizing railways, providing all homes with free broadband, and investing in ......