Theroughly $1 trillion spending packagehas arrived after months of wrangling.
A final Senate vote on the bill could happen within days.
Rob Portman, a Republican from Ohio – worked on the legislation through the weekend.
And that’s good for everybody,“said Portman.
Locating local internet providers
Last week, Senate negotiators announced they’d reached a deal on the infrastructure package.
President Joe Biden welcomed the news and said it showed America can still “do big things.”
“We will once again transform America and propel us into the future.”
It’s a problem known as the digital divide, and it’sdogged policy makers for years.
It will also require broadband providers to be more transparent about their pricing so consumers can comparison shop.
The funding for the program came from congressional COVID relief funding.
While the breakthrough was important, the legislation could still fail.
The amendment process is expected to kick off on Monday.
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CNET’s Carrie Mihalcik contributed to this report.
