FCC funnels massive broadband subsidy to rural America ahead of 2020

Despite a lack of accurate coverage data—and with some Democrats accusing the GOP-led commission of pushing an "election-year bonanza"—the FCC will inject $16 billion into rural internet projects.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai (right) looks on as President Trump delivers remarks on the deployment of 5G technology in the United States during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on April 12, 2019.
AP Photo/Evan Vucci
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