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Everyone should have affordable and reliable high-speed internet access in the home, regardless of such factors as geography, race, ethnicity, income, age, and ability level.
Policymakers and the private sector should ensure universal deployment of reliable high-speed internet infrastructure.
Policymakers and the private sector should actively work to narrow the significant gaps in the adoption of high-speed internet.
All communities should have the right to own, operate, or deploy their own broadband network and services. Existing community broadband networks should be allowed to expand to new areas.
Excise taxes on individual commodities, such as tobacco or alcohol, should at least keep pace with inflation. One way to do this is by levying them on an ad valorem basis.
Policymakers and the private sector should fully fund robust digital literacy training programs and programs that help underserved populations understand the value of adopting high-speed internet s
Policymakers should engage in robust oversight of high-speed internet to ensure consumer protections, reliability, and accountability.
Policymakers should promote the deployment of robust, reliable high-speed internet networks that function when grid power is not available.