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# Microsoft Mapped Broadband Affordability Gaps Because The U.S. Government Couldn’t Be Bothered To
- URL: https://werd.io/microsoft-mapped-broadband-affordability-gaps-because-the-us-government-couldnt/
- Published: 2022-07-15T20:22:48.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-15T20:22:48.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“The FCC’s maps historically also haven’t been willing to map broadband prices and affordability. To that end, the NTIA has been doing some good work trying to illustrate broadband affordability gaps, again caused by regional monopolization. As has Microsoft, which, last week, offered an updated look at digital equity, a measurement that heavily integrates broadband availability and affordability.” Click through to the dashboard, which is illuminating.

\[[Link](https://www.techdirt.com/2022/07/15/microsoft-mapped-broadband-affordability-gaps-because-the-u-s-government-couldnt-be-bothered-to/)\]