Recent Washington Post article, has more details on how the $7B will be “used”. Notable is a lack of specific funding to help students access LFH, which is said to be a future funding goal.
Nearly half the money is slated to fund a new monthly benefit for low-income families, aiming to ensure that those who have lost their jobs can stay online at a time when the pandemic has forced millions of people to work, learn and communicate on their devices from home.
Lawmakers also set aside hefty new sums to expand Internet service to the country’s hardest-to-reach areas, upgrade infrastructure that may suffer from security flaws and map the state of the country’s connectivity so the U.S. government can better spend any future funding.
Stimulus bill includes billions to help people pay for broadband - The Washington Post