by Tsion Tesfaye | Nov 14, 2022 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy, Policy Positions
Exactly one year ago (on November 15), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law. In addition to making historic investments in broadband and digital equity, the bill also establishes the imperative to address digital discrimination. The...
by Tsion Tesfaye | Oct 17, 2022 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News
NOTE: This blog discusses two Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) pilot programs that may be supported with outreach grant funding, and does not cover the outreach grants that will be available to organizations outside of the pilot programs. The Federal...
by Tsion Tesfaye | Aug 24, 2022 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News
NDIA Explains the New FCC Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program and Your Home, Your Internet Pilot While over 12 million people are enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, the missing component has been funding for locally driven outreach and...
by Tsion Tesfaye | Aug 17, 2022 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News
FCC Establishes Outreach Grants and ‘Your Home Your Internet’ to Raise Awareness for ACP The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently voted unanimously to establish two programs: The Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program and the...
by Tsion Tesfaye | Jul 7, 2022 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy Positions
NDIA was thrilled to see efforts against “digital discrimination” land in the Infrastructure Act last fall. Since then, the Federal Communications Commission has been working on the process of defining “digital discrimination.” The latest step in the...