The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) concluded in its regular broadband deployment report to Congress that between 14 and 24 million Americans still lack access to broadband, and the immediate prospects for deployment to them are bleak.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said in a statement Tuesday that the report underscores the need for policies in the National Broadband Plan that could help expand access.
"Taking account of the millions of Americans who, despite years of waiting, still have little prospect of getting broadband deployed to their homes, we must conclude that broadband is not being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion," he said.
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