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NDIA to FCC: Broadband affordability should be addressed in annual assessment

NDIA to FCC: Broadband affordability should be addressed in annual assessment

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​...
Candidate Warren includes Digital Equity Act in new broadband platform

Candidate Warren includes Digital Equity Act in new broadband platform

by Bill Callahan | Aug 9, 2019 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy Positions

Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has pledged to pass the Digital Equity Act, create an Office of Broadband Access with an $85 billion budget to “massively expand broadband access across the country”, and require applicants for that funding —...
NDIA, CWA, Public Knowledge file brief in case vs. FCC’s 5G preemption

NDIA, CWA, Public Knowledge file brief in case vs. FCC’s 5G preemption

by Bill Callahan | Jun 18, 2019 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy Positions

NDIA has joined with the Communications Workers of America and Public Knowledge to submit a “friend of the Court” brief in a lawsuit seeking to overturn a Federal Communications Commission order that preempts municipal authority over the use of public...
FCC broadband report ignores affordability issue

FCC broadband report ignores affordability issue

by Angela Siefer | May 30, 2019 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy Positions

The Federal Communication Commission’s 2019 Broadband Deployment Report was finally released on May 29, after months of delay to correct serious errors in its initial data. Even with those errors partially corrected, the new report’s findings have been...
New Digital Equity Act website; House intro coming soon

New Digital Equity Act website; House intro coming soon

by Bill Callahan | Apr 30, 2019 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy Positions

NDIA is launching a new, dedicated website for the Digital Equity Act of 2019: https://www.digitalequityact.org/. The new site features: — Links to the bill’s Congress.Gov page, which has the full text, an updated list of sponsors, committee status and...
Candidate Warren includes Digital Equity Act in new broadband platform

Senator Murray introduces Digital Equity Act of 2019

by Bill Callahan | Apr 11, 2019 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy Positions

In a major development for community digital inclusion advocates, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) today introduced the “Digital Equity Act”, which would authorize more than $1 billion in Federal grant funding over the next five years to support digital...
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Definition: Digital Equity

Digital Equity is a condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy and economy.  Digital Equity is necessary for civic and cultural participation, employment, lifelong learning, and access to essential services.

Definition: Digital Inclusion

Digital Inclusion refers to the activities necessary to ensure that all individuals and communities, including the most disadvantaged, have access to and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).  This includes 5 elements: 1) affordable, robust broadband internet service; 2) internet-enabled devices that meet the needs of the user; 3) access to digital literacy training; 4) quality technical support; and 5) applications and online content designed to enable and encourage self-sufficiency, participation and collaboration. Digital Inclusion must evolve as technology advances. Digital Inclusion requires intentional strategies and investments to reduce and eliminate historical, institutional and structural barriers to access and use technology.

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