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"Rural Americans for Trump" Coalition Launches (www.politicspa.com)

submitted 6 months ago by jeffw to c/pennsylvania

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

The article states:

Investing $1.3 billion to bring high-speed broadband infrastructure to rural America Investing $871 million to improve critical community facilities in 43 states and Guam Ended NAFTA

The broadband bill was only granted to 6 telecommunications providers and none of them were in Pennsylvania. And it was only $86 million, not 1.3 billion.


USDA is providing loans to six telecommunications providers to build, expand and improve broadband services in Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. Below are examples of projects that USDA is funding through the Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program:

The Ardmore Telephone Company Inc. is receiving a $20 million loan to install 435 miles of Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) in Ardmore, New Market and Elkmont, Ala.; and in Minor Hill and McBurg in Tennessee.
The Pulaski-White Rural Telephone Cooperative is receiving a $19 million loan to install 355 miles of Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) technology in the Buffalo and Star City exchanges in Indiana.
In Wisconsin, the Chibardun Telephone Cooperative Inc. is receiving a $10 million loan to install 328.5 miles of Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) to serve the rural areas of the Prairie Farm and Sand Creek exchanges.

Meanwhile Biden passed a $42 BILLION dollar broadband bill. $2 billion minimum is reserved for rural areas.

Trump dropping NAFTA was also terrible for rural and poor areas.

Sources:

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/06/24/trump-administration-invests-86-million-rural-broadband-service

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/06/26/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-over-40-billion-to-connect-everyone-in-america-to-affordable-reliable-high-speed-internet/

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/nafta-under-trump-the-myths-and-the-possibilities/