NDIA Blog
Digital Equity Stimulus Funding
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the lack of digital equity for millions of households within communities of all kinds – big cities, small towns, suburban as well as rural and tribal communities. The majority of federal resources focused on the digital divide...
NDIA Defines a State Digital Equity Office
NDIA has released a new white paper - “Defining a State Digital Equity Office” authored by Amy Huffman, explaining how states are in a unique position to lead cross-sector, cross-departmental, multi-faceted digital inclusion activities that impact the entire state....
NDIA Announces Emergency Broadband Benefit Webpage
NDIA is happy to announce our EBB webpage filled with materials intent on helping the unconnected fully understand this federal broadband subsidy. EBB is the first time the federal government invested in broadband adoption in a targeted, significant way. NDIA...
Questions for Local ISP Representatives
More of us are now having discussions with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) locally, both through coalitions and directly. We encourage you to ask these questions and ask some version of them regularly. Do you intend to participate in the Emergency Broadband...
Announced – Net Inclusion Speakers!
Every Wednesday from April 7 – May 26 at 1 PM ET This Series will include eight one-hour webinars, every Wednesday from April 7th through May 26th at 1 PM ET. All webinars include an additional 30-minute wrap up for conversation and Q&A with panelists and fellow...
NDIA Hosts Emergency Broadband Benefit Webinar
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. With...
Congress Introduces Accessible, Affordable Internet For All Act
On March 11th, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-06) introduced a new version of the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act (AAIA), which promises to invest $94 billion to build high-speed broadband infrastructure in underserved communities and ensure that...
More Replicable Digital Navigators Tools Now Available!
In the Fall of 2020 NDIA partnered with the Salt Lake City Public Library and Urban Libraries Council to bridge the Digital Divide in Salt Lake City through the launch of a Digital Navigators pilot project. To prepare for direct service in December 2020, program...
FCC Releases EBB Rules
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...
How Can We Meet The Need For Outreach Of Subsidized Broadband Service?
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...