The Federal Communications Commission says the broadband industry is making great progress in getting Americans connected to high-speed internet service. But Democrats at the agency say that isn’t so. 

Last week, the agency released its 2020 Broadband Progress Report, which showed a reduction in the digital divide. The report concluded that broadband is being delivered to all Americans in a reasonable and timely way. The three Republicans serving on the FCC supported the findings. But the two Democrats didn’t.

FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel and fellow Democrat on the FCC Geoffrey Starks criticized the report, stating the data used to come to these conclusions was flawed. It’s an opinion shared by other critics, like former FCC counsel Gigi Sohn, who said the FCC’s conclusion “defies reality.”

“Over the past six weeks it has become painfully apparent to the press, policymakers and the general public that tens of millions of Americans don’t have access to high-speed broadband Internet service,” she said. “Yet Chairman Pai has decided that it’s time to take a victory lap even as millions of children cannot do their schoolwork, workers cannot telecommute and families cannot connect to friends, neighbors or each other during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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