The 11 companies that proposed the expansion projects have committed to providing $311 million in matching funds for the venture.

The funds come from the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law that President Joe Biden signed last year.

In August alone, the Department of Commerce gave over $634 million in funding toward improving internet infrastructure on Tribal land.

The states will use the federal funds to improve broadband infrastructure in underserved communities.

Over 1 million households in Michigan lack access to affordable broadband.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will send Pennsylvania and every other state $100 million for critical broadband network upgrades.

A year before touting the broadband project, Gov. Brian Kemp said the American Rescue Plan was a ‘slap in the face’ to Georgia.

Republican Gov. Doug Ducey is touting a $100 million expansion of high-speed broadband that not a single GOP member of Arizona’s congressional delegation voted for.

The broadband industry submitted fake comments against rules barring service providers from slowing or blocking websites or charging companies more for faster speeds to consumers.