by Paolo Balboa | Dec 13, 2023 | Digital Inclusion News, Measuring Inclusion, Trailblazers
Today, NDIA named 47 local governments as 2023 Digital Inclusion Trailblazers, recognizing their essential efforts in closing the digital divide. Spanning 23 states, these communities demonstrate the important role municipal, county, and regional governments...
by Miles Miller | Sep 7, 2023 | Digital Inclusion News, Measuring Inclusion, Trailblazers
Towns/Cities/Counties Can Apply by Oct. 20 NDIA is now accepting applications for 2023 Digital Inclusion Trailblazers. Over the past seven years, NDIA recognized 39 cities, towns, and counties as Digital Inclusion Trailblazers. This year, NDIA is proud to introduce...
by Kristi Zappie-Ferradino | Sep 17, 2020 | Digital Inclusion News, Measuring Inclusion
Using data from the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) One-Year Estimates, today the National Digital Inclusion Alliance releases its annual rankings for America’s Worst Connected Cities. Our analysis this year looked at cities with populations of 65,000 or...
by Bill Callahan | Jun 19, 2020 | Digital Inclusion News, Measuring Inclusion, Policy Positions
NDIA has released a new white paper arguing that current federal policies which limit broadband expenditures to rural infrastructure deployment, while offering no help to millions of unconnected urban residents, are “structurally racist, discriminating against...
by Bill Callahan | Nov 25, 2019 | Digital Inclusion News, Measuring Inclusion, Policy Positions
NDIA has once again urged the Federal Communications Commission to consider broadband adoption rates and affordability in the agency’s annual assessment of “whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable...
by Bill Callahan | Oct 23, 2019 | Digital Inclusion News, Measuring Inclusion
America’s persistent digital divide isn’t limited to either our biggest cities or our most isolated rural areas. Big gaps in home broadband connection can be found in communities of all sizes throughout the country. NDIA’s past Worst Connected Cities...
