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Broadband Internet Access

Reliable access to high-speed broadband internet provides critical economic and educational opportunities. In Congress, I’ve led multiple efforts to expand internet access to everyone in Central Virginia’s rural communities and in underserved areas across the country. I also support net neutrality. Legislation protecting net neutrality is vital to ensuring that the internet remains a conduit for free speech and a free market, and that it’s available to those who rely on the internet to create opportunities or grow their business, whether they’re working from home in Louisa or managing a farm in Culpeper. In our rapidly changing and increasingly online economy, the internet is an essential service to small businesses, educators, and everyday citizens alike, and it must become and remain equally accessible to all users.
Key Actions
  • Successfully fought to protect millions of dollars for broadband internet infrastructure for Central Virginia through the USDA’s ReConnect Program
  • Announced a $28 million broadband project for additional Central Virginia counties through the CVEC 
  • Introduced an amendment passed as part of the Save the Internet Act that would fix the FCC’s outdated and inaccurate broadband maps 
  • Hosted a rural broadband summit in Louisa County to bring the concerns of our rural neighbors directly to USDA and NTIA
  • Called on the FCC to expand wifi hotspots in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
In The News
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Editorial: Don’t overlook the obvious
Virginia Public Radio
Spanberger's Efforts to Expand Rural Broadband Access in Virginia
Culpeper Star-Exponent
Spanberger boosts U.S. funding for rural broadband
CBS19
Spanberger announces broadband project for Central Virginia
Orange County Review
Rep. Abigail Spanberger: 'We should all be united in our desire to contain and beat this virus'
Charlottesville Daily Progress
Spanberger talks rural broadband access, reliability at Louisa summit
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