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Millions Have Been Set Aside To Get More People Online. Private Companies Want To Use It For LA's Wealthy Neighborhoods

The money was intended as a “once in a lifetime” cash infusion into disadvantaged communities, says Cristal Mojica of the Michelson Center for Public Policy. But now she says there’s growing concern it will be used to maintain the status quo. One problem she points to is maps developed by the state for its Broadband For All plan, saying that there's a "huge disparity" between where the state has identified broadband needs and where the need actually is.