Digital Inclusion
Rural Households Less Likely to Enroll in ACP, Study Claims
When available, fewer eligible rural households took advantage of it than eligible urban households.
Digital Inclusion
When available, fewer eligible rural households took advantage of it than eligible urban households.
People
Three new leaders at the Federal Communications Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs, Public Safety and Homeland Security and Media Bureau.
Digital Inclusion
Largest beneficiaries of ACP do not participate financially in federal programs designed to promote broadband adoption.
Broadband's Impact
‘Baltimore lags behind many cities when it comes to the number of households with home internet connections.’
Funding
Analyzing ACP enrollment can help the BEAD program solve the ‘persisting gap between deployment and subscription.’
FCC
The legal brief comes at a time when the FCC studies the future of the fund.
broadband roundup
Despite their initial refusal to delay, Verizon and AT&T reversed course on their position to delay 5G deployment around airports.
Infrastructure
Broadband Breakfast is kicking off a year-in-review with key developments in digital infrastructure.
broadband roundup
The newly signed bill puts the U.S. on the offensive against Chinese companies such as Huawei and ZTE.
FCC
Industry reacts to the appointments of Rosenworcel as first permanent woman chair, Sohn as first openly gay commissioner.
broadband roundup
FCC’s Lisa Hone appointed to NEC, EBB signs up 3.2 million homes, Oregon finishes network, senators request data sharing.
broadband roundup
RDOF reverse auction criticized again, Google ups revenues during Covid, California survey on broadband access for K-12 students.
Digital Inclusion
“Everybody ought to have access to a computer; everybody ought to have access to the internet; everybody ought to know how to use it.” President Bill Clinton said this more than 20 years ago to an auditorium full of students at Frank W. Ballou Senior High School in Washington, D.C. Much of the speec
Copyright
February 27, 2021 – The non-profit advocacy group Public Knowledge celebrated its twentieth anniversary year in a Monday event revolving around the issues that the group has made its hallmark: Copyright, open standards and other digital rights issues. Group Founder Gigi Sohn, now a Benton Institute
Digital Inclusion
December 11, 2020 – Last week we began our broad overview of the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, sweeping legislation that calls for a $100 billion investment in broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved parts of the country, as well as federal funding and coordinated support
Ben Bawtree-Jobson
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Monday, March 31, 12 Noon ET – “The Importance of Universal Broadband in the Age of the Coronavirus” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband and the Coronavirus’ Guests for this event: Ben Baw