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

Organization: Jon Brodkin

Location: Global

Source: Jon Brodkin

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, the Trump administration won a partial victory because the judge ruled the government can’t allocate money based on the race or ethnicity of people who would benefit from grants. The gov…


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