Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is overseeing the distribution under the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.
The department's broadband money comes from three programs: the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; the $1 billion Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program; and State Digital Equity Act programs that add up to $1.5 billion.
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