To meet the challenge of providing fixed broadband at roughly $10 per month requires implementation of a variety of strategies. Here are seven ways governments can tackle the affordability challenge:
- Spur Competition
- Protect and Strengthen the Lifeline Program
- Provide Assistance to Broadband Providers’ Low-Income Programs
- Require Affordable Tiers of Broadband Service When Supporting Deployment
- Educate and Protect Consumers
- Support Programs That Make Low-Cost Computing Devices Available
- Provide Access Via Community Anchor Institutions