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Affordable internet is a cost-of-living success story
Key takeaways
- But there is at least one major household expense moving in the opposite direction: internet service.
- Broadband access is no small matter in our increasingly digital world, where high-speed internet is essential infrastructure for everyday work, education, healthcare, and social life.
- It is a rare cost-of-living win driven by deregulation, private investment and market competition.
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But there is at least one major household expense moving in the opposite direction: internet service.
Broadband access is no small matter in our increasingly digital world, where high-speed internet is essential infrastructure for everyday work, education, healthcare, and social life. And unlike so many sectors where consumers have watched prices climb year after year, broadband has quietly become both faster and more affordable.
It is a rare cost-of-living win driven by deregulation, private investment and market competition.
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