WSJ News Exclusive | Biden’s $42.5 Billion Broadband-Expansion Plan Is Challenged by Lawmakers

The Biden administration’s $42.5 billion program to expand broadband could hit a speed bump, as some lawmakers push legislation to ensure rural states aren’t shortchanged

$42.5 billion program to expand broadband

could hit a speed bump, as some U.S. lawmakers push legislation to ensure rural states aren’t shortchanged. A bipartisan pair of senators Friday announced a bill that would require the Biden administration to perform an additional review before deciding how much funding each state will receive under the program, which is the federal government’s largest-ever one-time allocation to

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