Tens of millions of Americans still lack access to affordable broadband, leaving them stranded on the wrong side of the country’s stubborn digital divide at one of the worst possible moments in American history.America’s broadband affordability problem has taken on a far greater urgency during a pandemic in which roughly one quarter of households have seen layoffs or pay cuts. Desperate to get online to find work, educate their children and receive health care, many Americans have been forced to huddle in school parking lots or near fast food restaurants just to access essential services.

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