by Amy Huffman | 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 Amy Huffman | 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...
by Caitlin Kvammen | May 27, 2021 | Digital Inclusion News, EBB
NDIA is offering two types of support for communities, affiliates, and friends who would like to learn more about the EBB Program: Monthly webinars for June, July & August Individual and group presentations on the EBB program and other federal digital inclusion...
by Caitlin Kvammen | Apr 29, 2021 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News, EBB
As digital inclusion advocates and internet service providers (ISPs) across the country prepare for the start of the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB), NDIA has gathered resources to assist community based organizations and households navigate the temporary federal...
by Caitlin Kvammen | Mar 19, 2021 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News, EBB
NDIA is happy to announce our EBB webpage filled with materials intent on helping the unconnected fully understand this federal broadband subsidy. EBB is the first time the federal government invested in broadband adoption in a targeted, significant way. NDIA...
by Caitlin Kvammen | Feb 22, 2021 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News, EBB
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is a $3.2 billion provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act which will reimburse internet service providers (ISPs) for providing broadband service and devices to low-income households. However, the program...
