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Martin68

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1. One of Biden's best initiatives was a nationwide push to provide internet to underserved and often economically
Tue Mar 25, 2025, 10:57 AM
Mar 25

destitute rural areas. Internet service is not a luxury - it is essential to every citizen from students in school to working adults, to retired adults. There are many services these days that cannot be accessed without an internet connection. While we are not economically disadvantaged, many of our neighbors are. We live in a rural area in Virginia with very poor mobile phone and internet service. Thanks to Biden, we now have fiber optic internet, and our less fortunate neighbors received subsidies to purchase computer equipment to access it.

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