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WIRED: Lifeline help for Internet “good for us all”

by Bill Callahan | Jun 1, 2015 | Digital Inclusion News |

An excellent new article in WIRED Magazine summarizes the arguments for extending Federal Lifeline support to broadband Internet access, as proposed last week by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler .

The article quotes NDIA’s Angela Siefer as well as Connecting for Good‘s Michael Liimatta.

 

 

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Digital Equity is a condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy and economy.  Digital Equity is necessary for civic and cultural participation, employment, lifelong learning, and access to essential services.

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