by Amy Huffman | Sep 22, 2023 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
NDIA Affiliate Land of Sky Testifies before House Subcommittee “We need a holistic approach to the digital divide that includes infrastructure, affordability, devices, and skills,” said Sara Nichols during her testimony yesterday before Congress. Sara, a senior...
by Amy Huffman | Aug 28, 2023 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News, Digital Skills, Policy
The future of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is in jeopardy. The program that makes internet more affordable for over 20 million households will run out of funds between March and June 2024 if Congress doesn’t act. Congress introduced the program as the...
by Tsion Tesfaye | May 9, 2023 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News, Policy, Policy Positions
Angela Siefer, NDIA executive director, will advocate for a national digital inclusion strategy today while testifying on “Closing the Digital Divide: Overseeing Federal Funds for Broadband Deployment” before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and...
by Valeria Ceballos Jauregui | Mar 30, 2023 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
NDIA and Common Sense Media Submit Comments to FCC on ACP Datasets The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is not an isolated program. ACP and the data it generates are tightly woven into the fabric of COVID-era digital equity and broadband deployment programs. ...
by Tsion Tesfaye | Mar 27, 2023 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News
FCC Announces First Round of Grant Awards Over 220 organizations around the country will soon have access to over $73 million in dedicated funds to help support outreach and enrollment in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), according to public notices...
by Yvette Scorse | Mar 15, 2023 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News, Heroes
NDIA & Benton Present Awards at Net Inclusion in San Antonio Above: WATCH the presentation of the 2023 Benton Digital Equity Champion awards at NDIA’s Net Inclusion conference in San Antonio. Adrianne Furniss, executive director of the Benton Institute,...
