Trump killed the Digital Equity Act, but US was forced to bring part of it back

Ars Technica
By Jon BrodkinAug 4, 2026, 5:27 pm92 pts
The Trump administration said it will reinstate a broadband grant program to comply with a court ruling that prevented it from fully ignoring the Digital Equity Act enacted by Congress in 2021. The US government said in a court filing that it plans to start taking applications for grants in December. However,…

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