by Aaron Schill | Sep 27, 2022
From COVID-19 to abortion access to Monkeypox, we continue to see massive public health failures. In the face of this organized abandonment and criminalization, we are simultaneously struggling against the impact of profit-driven technology that catalyzes mass...
by Caitlin Kvammen | Feb 26, 2021 | COVID-19
The FCC has confirmed and released the rules on the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program. The EBB program will provide eligible households with subsidies up to $50 a month for internet service ($75 a month for tribal households) and up to $100 for devices. To...
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...
by Caitlin Kvammen | Feb 18, 2021 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News
Recently, NDIA filed reply comments to the FCC focusing on the need for community-based outreach of the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program. According to the language in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the FCC has exactly sixty days from the...
by Caitlin Kvammen | Feb 12, 2021 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News
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, Congress did not allocate...
