ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn EXPLAINER: What Biden's new $100B plan for broadband means Broadband internet in the U.S. costs more than in many other rich nations, it still doesnât reach tens of millions of Americans and the companies that provide it donât face much competition By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer April 3, 2021, 2:14 PM ⢠5 min read The Associated Press FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2007 file photo, A.J. Bowen of Schupp's Line Construction, Inc. works on fiber-optic installation in Norton, Vt. Even though the federal government has spent tens of billions of dollars to close the digital divide, tens of millions of Americans still arenât online. The Biden administration has now broached a big number, $100 billion, in an effort to get all Americans connected. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)