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How Biden’s infrastructure plan would widen the digital divide

By ximena-barreto, George Landrith

Published April 30, 2021 4:00pm ET

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How Biden’s infrastructure plan would widen the digital divide — An Amtrak train departs 30th Street Station moving parallel to motor vehicle traffic on Interstate 76 in Philadelphia, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Looking beyond the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, President Joe Biden and lawmakers are laying the groundwork for another of his top legislative priorities â a long-sought boost to the nation's roads, bridges and other infrastructure that could meet GOP resistance to a hefty price tag. | (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Let’s start with the internet.

It has its roots in a program called the ARPANET, which was established by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Private sector entrepreneurs then transformed the internet from an obscure government experiment into the cultural and economic success that it is today. It has made our technology sector the envy of the world and enables us to keep innovating and competing with the likes of South Korea, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, and China.

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