by Bill Callahan | Aug 8, 2018 | Policy Positions
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance today submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission on proposed new rules that could reduce future allocations of “Educational Broadband Service” (EBS) spectrum to local school systems, colleges and...
by Angela Siefer | Jul 31, 2018 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy Positions
Today NDIA released a new white paper: “Tier Flattening: AT&T and Verizon Home Customers Pay a High Price for Slow Internet”. You can read or download a PDF copy at NDIA Tier Flattening July 2018. Summary: In recent years AT&T and Verizon, the...
by Bill Callahan | Jul 18, 2018 | Digital Inclusion News, Measuring Inclusion, Policy Positions
Ten organizations including NDIA have called on the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to take the lead in creating a new and improved system for gathering national data on broadband access and adoption,...
by Angela Siefer | Mar 26, 2018 | Digital Inclusion News, Measuring Inclusion, Policy Positions
Recent FCC “Broadband Deployment Report” states 95% of Americans have access to 25/3 broadband. This number is influenced by the inclusion of satellite service as broadband. THIS IS A PROBLEM. The FCC’s broadband data has other flaws but their data...
by Laura Breeden | Mar 8, 2018 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy Positions
The March issue of Government Technology magazine has some terrific reading, including an article on “The Quest for Digital Equity” that features NDIA’s Executive Director on digital equity and digital inclusion. The article points to the rapid and...
by Angela Siefer | Mar 2, 2018 | Digital Inclusion News, Policy Positions
NDIA was originally created to educate policymakers as to the experience and expertise of local digital inclusion programs around the country. In fact, we knew we need to educate policymakers to the very existence of local digital inclusion organizations and digital...
