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FCC’s “steps to transform Lifeline” reduce its potential to bridge Digital Divide
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 Thursday to move forward with dismantling the broadband Lifeline framework approved a year and a half ago under former Chairman Wheeler. Chairman Ajit Pai and his two Republican colleagues approved a Notice of Proposed...
FCC Suggested Polices to “Bridge the Digital Divide” Do No Such Thing
NDIA has responded, via letter, to a document released by the FCC titled “Bridging the Digital Divide for Low-Income Consumers”. This document includes the “Fourth Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Memorandum Opinion and Order”,...Letter to AT&T and Attorney Parks – A Recommendation.
Based upon NDIA’s digital redlining maps and on behalf of 3 residents of Cleveland and 2 residents of Detroit, Attorney Daryl Parks filed FCC complaints against AT&T alleging discrimination. AT&T and Attorney Parks have agreed to mediation by the FCC....NDIA proposes community-friendly changes in FCC Form 477 data
NDIA recently submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission suggesting several ways to make the agency’s public data on broadband deployment and adoption more useful to local digital inclusion efforts. NDIA’s comments can be found here. They...