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

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

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