[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 188 (Tuesday, November 14, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HIGH-SPEED INTERNET

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, now on an FCC letter, last month, my 
colleagues and I wrote the FCC, urging them to adopt a number of key 
principles from our infrastructure law that fight against digital 
discrimination and ensure equal access to high-speed internet. Well, I 
have good news. The FCC heard us loud and clear and will vote tomorrow 
to implement the provisions I pushed with my colleagues to ensure 
everyone can access high-speed internet no matter what ZIP Code they 
live in.
  The digital divide has caused our country so much damage. It has shut 
out rural, urban, and low-income Americans, including far too many 
women and people of color, for whom basic internet access remains 
unavailable or unaffordable.
  I am proud of the great work we did to address the digital divide in 
our bipartisan infrastructure law.
  Now I encourage all of the FCC Commissioners to take advantage of the 
provisions in our infrastructure law so that underserved communities 
can access high-speed internet just like everybody else.

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