by Angela Siefer | Apr 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a sudden, massive public need for trustworthy digital inclusion services. Millions of Americans need support from digital inclusion programs: to get connected with affordable home internet, find affordable computing devices, and learn...
by Angela Siefer | Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News
The health crisis has drawn quick attention to the lack of home broadband access in the United States. According to the U.S. Census, 18 million U.S. households do not have an internet subscription of any kind (including mobile). Congress is attempting to address this...
by Angela Siefer | May 30, 2019 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy Positions
The Federal Communication Commission’s 2019 Broadband Deployment Report was finally released on May 29, after months of delay to correct serious errors in its initial data. Even with those errors partially corrected, the new report’s findings have been...
by Angela Siefer | Apr 8, 2019 | Digital Inclusion News
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) announced the 2019 Charles Benton Digital Equity Champion Award winners: PCs for People CEO Casey Sorensen and San Antonio Housing Authority Digital Inclusion Program Manager Munirih Jester. Sorensen has headed PCs for...
by Angela Siefer | Apr 3, 2019 | Digital Inclusion News
What’s At Stake: Digital Equity Act Webinar For: NDIA Affiliates When: April 11 @ 3:00-4:00 EDT Registration Required Led by: Angela Siefer, Bill Callahan and Tianca Crocker The Digital Equity Act of 2019 will be announced next week in the U.S. House and Senate. The...
