by Josh Mimura | Feb 28, 2022 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News
On February 24, NDIA hosted a webinar on the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Watch to get information on: ACP’s unique benefits Eligibility criteria Consumer protection provisions Legacy transition rules Programs and topics that the Federal Communications...
by Josh Mimura | Jan 31, 2022 | Digital Inclusion News
By Josh Mimura, fellow, and Amy Huffman, policy director The need for robust, accurate, and timely broadband adoption data has never been more acute. Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Congress allocated the largest investment in broadband and...
by Josh Mimura | Dec 20, 2021 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News, EBB
What Does the New ACP Mean for Households? By Josh Mimura, fellow, and Amy Huffman, policy director With the cost of broadband service being a significant barrier to digital equity, NDIA is thrilled Congress extended and amended the Emergency Broadband Benefit...
by Josh Mimura | Dec 15, 2021 | Digital Inclusion News
On December 14, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its final rule on the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which states that it will continue to recognize digital inclusion efforts as CRA qualifying activities. The OCC is one of three...
by Josh Mimura | Dec 9, 2021 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News, EBB
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act renames the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program as the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), appropriates 14.2 billion to the ACP, and makes several changes to the program’s benefits, eligibility, and other...
