By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote the interests of American workers, businesses, and consumers, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy.
A fair, open, and competitive marketplace has long been a cornerstone of the American economy, while excessive market concentration threatens basic economic liberties, democratic accountability, and the welfare of workers, farmers, small businesses, startups, and consumers.
The American promise of a broad and sustained prosperity depends on an open and competitive economy. For workers, a competitive marketplace creates more high-quality jobs and the economic freedom to switch jobs or negotiate a higher wage. For small businesses and farmers, it creates more choices among suppliers and major buyers, leading to more take-home income, which they can reinvest in their enterprises. For entrepreneurs, it provides
Rural Oklahoma Struggles Under Weight of the Digital Divide
One of the most troubling broadband disparities is that faced by poor or rural schoolchildren. About 90 percent of Oklahoma s school districts are considered partly or entirely rural.
July 09, 2021 •
Shutterstock (TNS) As federal officials debate pouring billions of dollars into broadband access, data suggests many of Oklahoma s schoolchildren and adults spent the pandemic with sub-par access to high-speed Internet, particularly in the state s poorer counties.
Advocates say that digital divide across the United States is due largely to two factors: a lack of Internet infrastructure in rural areas and the relatively high cost of broadband in urban centers that, for some people, is simply unaffordable.
July 10, 2021 08:12
U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to promote competition in the U.S. economy for the benefit of consumers.
In remarks before signing the order Friday at the White House, Biden said the measure commits the federal government to full and aggressive enforcement of our antitrust laws.
A major U.S. business group criticized the initiative as heavy-handed government intervention in the private sector.
The order requires a dozen federal agencies to manage 72 initiatives aimed at decreasing anticompetitive practices in a multitude of economic sectors.
Biden said, I m a proud capitalist. Let me be very clear: Capitalism without competition isn t capitalism. It s exploitation. Without healthy competition, big players can change and charge whatever they want. And treat you however they want. And for too many Americans, that means accepting a bad deal.
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