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New NDIA maps show home Internet connection rates by Census tract throughout the U.S.
NDIA today published six interactive maps showing the percentages of households with wireline broadband connections, and the percentage of households with no home Internet connection of any kind, for every Census tract in the United States. The maps provide a uniquely...
read moreNDIA to OCC: Let banks seek CRA credit for digital inclusion support
NDIA has asked the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), the U.S. Treasury Department agency which serves as the Federal regulator for many of the nation's banks, to allow those banks to seek Community Reinvestment Act credit for their financial support...
read moreAnnouncing Public Policy Update Webinars
We are excited to announce two briefings coming up that are generously presented by Public Knowledge for NDIA affiliates. Please join us for a briefing on spectrum policy on November 19th and a briefing on the federal privacy debate on December 3rd. We'll...
read moreWorst Connected Cities 2017
NDIA has released our fourth annual “Worst Connected Cities” ranking, based on U.S. Census American Community Survey (ACS) data for 2017. The new report covers 191 U.S. cities and “Census places” with 50,000 or more households. We’ve ranked these communities by the...
read moreRecording of International Digital Inclusion Week Webinar
As part of International Digital Inclusion Week, four panelists from four different countries representing a variety of digital inclusion activities discussed digital inclusion challenges and strategies. They dug into how digital inclusion is addressed by...
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IDIW2018 Webinar
In partnership with the Australian Digital Inclusion Alliance, Good Things Foundation (UK) and All Digital (Europe), IDIW 2018 includes an online panel discussion. The four panelists represent a variety of digital inclusion activities. The panel will...
read moreA Digital Divide Problem: Medicaid Recipients Expected to Prove Eligibility Online
Guest Contributor Kellen Silver is an undergraduate junior at Yale University, studying Global Affairs. As of August 2018, eleven states have applied for federal approval to implement work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries, according to the Henry J Kaiser Family...
read moreNDIA to FCC: “Closing digital divide” means your annual broadband report should look at affordability, digital redlining
NDIA has called on the Federal Communications Commission to prove its commitment to "closing the digital divide" by adding home broadband affordability, the broadband adoption rates of low income households, and the digital redlining of urban neighborhoods to the...
read moreNDIA urges USDA rural broadband program to push for affordability
NDIA has submitted comments to the US Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS), urging the agency to treat affordability for lower-income rural residents as a key factor in implementing its E-Connectivity Pilot, a new grant and loan program for...
read moreSave the Date – Net Inclusion 2019 is April 1-3
Mark your calendars for April 1-3, 2019. The fourth annual Net Inclusion will take place in Charlotte NC! Net Inclusion 2019 will begin Monday, April 1st morning at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Charlotte Branch with pre-conference events. Digital Inclusion...
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