NDIA Blog
Low-cost Plan Model
NDIA's Affiliates aim to provide ACP participants with a suitable alternative as the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) ends in their communities. Before the pandemic, a few Internet Service Providers (ISPs) offered “low-cost...
FCC Announces April is Last Fully Funded Month for ACP, Learn More
On March 7th, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially announced the end date of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)—April will be the last fully funded month. With this news and the program's wind-down in full swing, staying informed is crucial...
Presenting the 2024 Digital Equity Champions!
NDIA & Benton Present Awards at Net Inclusion in PhiladelphiaOne of Net Inclusion’s cherished traditions is presenting the recipients of the prestigious Charles Benton Digital Equity Award. Named for Charles Benton, the founder of Benton Institute for Broadband...
How You Should Prepare for Digital Equity Grants
NDIA’s Senior Programs Manager Paolo Balboa led a plenary discussion at Net Inclusion 2024 around the Digital Equity Act and what steps to take to prepare for the grant process. Click here to access the slides from the presentation.This year, the Digital Equity Act...
Sustaining the Movement and Funding: The Future of Digital Inclusion
Angela Siefer, executive director of the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), spoke from the Net Inclusion 2024 stage in Philadelphia on February 14. She outlined a vision for a sustainable future for the digital inclusion field and movement. Watch her speech...
New ACP Transition Webpage
ACP Transition Webpage NDIA created an ACP Transition webpage that provides resources and support for NDIA Affiliates supporting ACP participants as they transition from the ACP program. The webpage covers details about the ACP Wind-Down, talking points for explaining...
Net Inclusion 2024: Where You’ll Find 1,200 of Your People
Registration Closes When We Sell out or by Jan. 31Whether you know it yet or not, you will find your people at Net Inclusion. We’re just 21 days away from the biggest (and best, if I may) digital inclusion conference in the United States, and probably in the...
Advocating for ACP Outreach Grantees During ACP Wind-Down
NDIA along with Five Community Partners File Letter with FCC Representing ACP Outreach Grantees Since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established the ACP Outreach Grant Programs (National Competitive Outreach Grant Program; Tribal Competitive Outreach...
Advocating for Consumers and Organizations Facing a Potential ACP Wind-Down
NDIA Files Letter with FCC Representing Its 1,500+ Affiliate OrganizationsWhile continuing to fight for Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) funding, we must also prepare for a future without the program if Congress doesn’t act. We spoke with NDIA community members...
What Does Artificial Intelligence Mean for Digital Equity?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the talk of 2023. Within the NDIA community, we have early adopters, technologists who dove in headfirst, those who have only touched the tip of the AI iceberg, people who have read hundreds of ethics concerns and are...