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Sohn Cheers Inclusion of “Historic” Emergency Broadband Benefit in COVID-19 Relief Bill

This evening Congressional leaders came to agreement on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief bill that among other things, includes $3.2 billion for a $50 monthly emergency broadband benefit for low-income households and households where the recently unemployed reside, and $75 monthly for eligible households on Tribal lands. This benefit will be…
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Vice: The Dangers of Facebook

Facebook has long been the "cool" social media platform outlasted its peers from the mid-2000's. It was the central hub for a whole generation to meet, plan events, and archive their youths. But somewhere along the way, Facebook turned into a toxic, political wasteland filled with hate speech and disinformation.…
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Gigi Sohn Statement at Communications Workers of America Press Briefing on “Why States Must Regulate Broadband”

Good afternoon, everybody.  Thank you to CWA for inviting me to speak today. I wholeheartedly support CWA’s initiative to restore states’ authority over broadband and Voice over IP services. States have always had a vital role to play in overseeing our communications networks and ensuring that those networks are operated…
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Sohn Lauds President Biden’s “Big Bet on Broadband”

Today, President Biden unveiled The American Jobs Plan, a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that includes $100 billion to “bring affordable, reliable, high speed broadband to every American.” Among other things, the President’s plan to “[r]evitalize America’s digital infrastructure” would build “future proof” broadband infrastructure to 100 percent of the country, lift state…
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