Digital Inclusion
Broadband Providers Push Back on Proposed Bulk Billing Ban
NCTA urged the commission to seek input before concluding the practice should be blocked.
Digital Inclusion
We need humans to make digital inclusion work.
Expert Opinion
Keeping Low-Income Families and Veterans Online is a National Priority
Roughly 35 million Americans lack home broadband internet.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on April 10, 2024 – Achieving Internet for All, Addressing Discrimination and Rurality
This special NCTA-Broadband Breakfast hybrid event will shed light on broadband availability data across demographics.
Digital Inclusion
House Democrats Urge NTIA to Prioritize Affordability for BEAD
Their Republican counterparts and conservative groups have opposed the agency's low-cost policies.
BEAD
RDOF Winners Seek Amnesty Amidst Rising Costs
The RDOF winners point to unexpected surges in broadband construction costs occurring after the auction.
Digital Inclusion
With Affordable Connectivity Funds Running Out, ISPs May Choose Partial Reimbursement
If providers opt to provide ACP benefits in May they may need to absorb some unexpected costs themselves.
Digital Inclusion
Housing Group Blasts Proposal to Ban Broadband 'Bulk Billing'
An advocacy group on behalf of landlords and lenders argued the FCC should not ban bulking billing practices
Digital Inclusion
Industry Experts Pessimistic On Potential ACP Extension
Two experts discussed the roadblocks standing in the way of an ACP extension
Digital Inclusion
Starks Pushes for ACP Renewal at INCOMPAS Summit
Starks hailed the ACP as the most effective program to date in helping low-income Americans maintain online connectivity.
Expert Opinion
Randy May: Reform the Affordable Connectivity Program Before Extending It
Continuing the ACP program can be justified, but only if it is meaningfully reformed to render it more fiscally responsible.
Digital Inclusion
Broadband Groups Decry Impact of FCC Digital Discrimination Rules on Rural Providers
ACA Connects, the Rural Broadband Association NTCA, and WISPA issued a joint statement against them.
Digital Inclusion
FCC Confirms April as Final Month of ACP Funding
Bipartisan legislation aimed at extending the program remains at a standstill in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Digital Inclusion
Wireless Trade Groups File Suit Against FCC Digital Discrimination Order
The suit filed Tuesday marks the third legal case to target the FCC’s digital discrimination rules since adopted in November.
Digital Inclusion
FCC Survey Finds Majority of ACP Participants Didn't Have Quality Internet Access Before
According those responding to a December survey, 80 percent claimed affordability as the main barrier.
Expert Opinion
Bartlett Cleland: Only Conservatives Can Save the Affordable Connectivity Program
Even hardline conservatives should rally behind the ACP and the additional funding needed to keep the program alive.
Digital Inclusion
Pallone Pledges to Pass ACP Extension Act
Pallone was instrumental in securing funding to establish the COVID-era broadband subsidy initiative, commonly known as the Emergency Broadband Benefit.
