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The first Digital Equity Plan in the nation to win approval outlines how Maine will expand access to high-speed, reliable internet and break down barriers to broadband connections.
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"Whether a subsidy like the Affordable Connectivity Program should exist in perpetuity is a fair conversation to have and one likely debated in a larger political context but the reality is that, for the here and now, it is needed."