House Democrat Tackles Digital Divide With Internet Access Bill Aimed at Low-Income Students
Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., introduced the Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act (HR-5834) Thursday, promising improved broadband access for low-income students. “I’ve introduced this legislation to close the digital divide and ensure that students living in poverty have the…
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tools they need to compete with their peers and work towards a brighter future,” Foster said in a statement. In the utility allowance for public housing, the costs of high-speed Internet should be included and not “exceed the lowest cost available in the area of such housing for such high-speed Internet service” and “include any costs for cable or satellite television service or for joint packages for Internet service together with cable or satellite television service,” said the bill text. Foster has one co-sponsor, Rep. Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., and the bill was referred to the House Financial Services Committee.