Bernie Sanders has a “High-Speed Internet for All” plan, $150 billion for public broadband

Bernie wants to break up ISPs like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon.

Here's his new plan on how to do it: “High-Speed Internet For All.”

Jacob Pramuk at CNBC reports on Senator and 2020 US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' “High-Speed Internet for All” plan, unveiled today, which promises $150 billion to build publicly owned broadband networks.

Other Democratic candidates -- Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg -- have also touted plans to improve Americans' access to broadband internet.

From CNBC:

In his sprawling “High-Speed Internet for All” proposal, the Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate calls to treat internet like a public utility. His campaign argues that the internet should not be a “price gouging profit machine” for companies such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon.

Sanders’ plan would create $150 billion in grants and aid for local and state governments to build publicly owned broadband networks as part of the Green New Deal infrastructure initiative. The total would mark a massive increase over current funding for broadband development initiatives. The proposal would also break up what the campaign calls “internet service provider and cable monopolies,” stop service providers from offering content and end what it calls “anticompetitive mergers.”

Bernie Sanders unveils plan to boost broadband access, break up internet and cable titans

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