by Ryan Collins | Jan 10, 2024 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
NDIA Files Letter with FCC Representing Its 1,500+ Affiliate Organizations While continuing to fight for Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) funding, we must also prepare for a future without the program if Congress doesn’t act. We spoke with NDIA community members...
by Angela Siefer | Oct 25, 2023 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News, Policy, Policy Positions
A North Carolina family smiles at an event hosted by the Center for Digital Equity, promoting the Affordable Connectivity Program and digital inclusion services. Photo Courtesy of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and the Center for Digital Equity at Queens University of...
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. ...