Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is calling for using $700 million in federal coronavirus relief money to expand broadband infrastructure in the state.
If successful, he said every home and business in the state would have access to high-speed internet connectivity, making Virginia the first state in the country able to make that claim.
Northam said Friday that using $700 million from American Rescue Plan funding would allow the state to connect unserved areas and achieve universal internet access by 2024.
“We are in a good position, well-poised to have broadband to everybody in the Commonwealth of Virginia by 2024,” said Northam. “That’s just a couple of years away, and I think that’s something we can all be proud of.”
So the taxpayers are paying to have cable connected to every house so that Comcast and other businesses can start billing customers at exorbitant rates.
Are the cable companies going to reimburse the taxpayers.
And THEIR unemployment recipients wonder where THEIR benefits went!
This piece of crap this piece of garbage. Is an obvious criminal thief….he is a thief stealing from future generations taxpayers!! for what?? to pay for cable… shouldn’t your state already have taken care of that??? why are you using federal dollars that was earmarked for covid relief!!! give it back we want it back!!! my great great great great great grandchildren will thank you.