This week, U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff announced the likely last tranche of funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill funding through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The program aims to expand broadband access across the state’s underserved communities, focusing on the 15 percent of Georgians who currently lack reliable broadband access – cellphone reception is a whole other issue but one thing at a time.
“This federal investment means life gets easier for hundreds of thousands of Georgians, and it provides the tools and infrastructure our communities need to be competitive in today’s economy,” said Warnock. “You need a broadband connection to do just about anything, you can’t even farm without a broadband connection. That is why I am glad to see Georgia finally get the federal funding it needs to close the digital divide despite unnecessary delays and disruptions from the current administration. I will continue to push this administration to release all federal resources available to get Georgians online quickly and efficiently.”
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