Broadband Live
On Juneteenth, National Digital Equity Bible Study
This event will occur at the Greater Grace: Temple of David in Detroit, Michigan, and streamed online via Zoom.
Digital Inclusion
The effort to ensure that all communities have access to high-speed internet and receive digital skills education. Despite years of federal, state, and local investments, millions of Americans still lack broadband access due to geographic challenges, low population density, and high infrastructure costs.
Rural
In California, Rural Providers Lay Out Broadband Obstacles to House Lawmakers
More that needs to be done for rural Americans, the California-based providers argued.
Minnesota
Minnesota Broadband Organizations Call for Changes to State Broadband Legislation
The organization says that Article 10 will raise costs, increase bureaucracy, and decrease investments in broadband
FCC
Connect Humanity Publishes Maps Detailing Internet Access In Appalachia
The new map hopes to shed light on broadband deficiencies.
Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation
Rosenworcel Urges Congress to Bolster 'Rip and Replace' With $3 Billion
The program received a $1.9 billion allocation, but the FCC has said it will cost $4.98 billion.
Keller Heckman
Broadband Advocate Jim Baller Presented With ILSR's Lifetime Achievement Award
Baller has spent his career promoting the expansion of broadband at the national scale
Eighth Circuit
Intervenors Accuse FCC of Exempting BEAD Recipients From Discrimination Rules
The FCC may have breached federal regulations by introducing a last-minute safe harbor in its recent digital discrimination policies.
ACP
Supporters Rally for Affordable Internet Access through ACP
A U.S. senator, FCC commissioners, and a White House official rallied alongside public interest and industry groups for the subsidy program.
Justice Department
Justice Department Wants Lower Prices, More Competition in Prison Telecommunications
The justice department argues that the status quo harms low-income families
Digital Inclusion
Small Vermont ISP Pledges to Fully Fund ACP in May
ECFiber, a small ISP in Vermont, has heeded the call of the lawmakers to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program out of their own pockets.
Digital Inclusion
Senate Democrats Pressure ISPs To Fully Fund May ACP
A commitment to fully fund the month of May would give Congress time to provide new money for the Affordable Connectivity Program.
Digital Inclusion
Federal Appeals Court Upholds N.Y. Law Setting Retail Internet Rates
But is the New York law valid under the FCC's new net neutrality rules?
New Mexico
Navajo County and eX² Technology Team Up on Middle Mile Network
The initiative hopes to provide underprivileged residents with high-quality broadband
Briefs
Connect Humanity and Microsoft to Invest in Appalachian Broadband
The fund says that the BEAD initiative is unlikely to eliminate the connectivity gap alone.
Expert Opinion
Louis Peraertz: FCC’s Digital Discrimination Rules Don't Help Bridge Digital Divides
The FCC does not allow an ISP defendant to argue that its decision not to provide access to broadband was based on any substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory interest.
Expert Opinion
L Harriman: The Critical Role of the ACP in Closing the Digital Divide
Unless Congress acts now, America will lose a key element in the effort to close the digital divide.
