This Week: Telecom Infrastructure Policy with John Hendel of Politico
0:25:The Biden Administration released an infrastructure proposal and includes a plan to close the broadband gap - what that looks like.
2:16: Why many Democrats on the hill are excited by this announcement.
2:50: Which talking points are causing alarm and why.
5:07: How moderate Democrats may react to this legislation.
6:44: The Whitehouse isn’t getting too specific on things such as price control.
8:13: Recon Analytics just did a survey and recently released results on how to close the broadband gap.
9:09: Examining how we can fund these subsidies.
10:53: These are bi-partisan and cross-industry issues - where should subsidies be directed?
13:14: What does Agriculture have to do with broadband?
15:05: We need better strategy over how money is spent - could we possibly see a new department created?
16:50: When to expect details to emerge on the Biden Plan?
20:36: Who are the key players on Capitol Hill?
23:15: How the internet service providers could impact the legislation.
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