Policy Positions
White House Asks Congress for $6 Billion to Keep ACP Going
A North Carolina family smiles at an event hosted by the Center for Digital Equity, promoting the Affordable Connectivity Program and digital inclusion services. Photo Courtesy of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and the Center for Digital Equity at Queens University of...
NDIA’s Roadmap to Digital Inclusion: Shaping the Future of USF
In May, Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and John Thune (R-SD) created the Universal Service Fund (USF) Working Group – a bipartisan forum for the six working group members to discuss USF reforms, policy, and education. Luján and Thune are joined by Senators Amy...
NDIA Advocates for Digital Equity before House Subcommittee
Angela Siefer, NDIA executive director, will advocate for a national digital inclusion strategy today while testifying on “Closing the Digital Divide: Overseeing Federal Funds for Broadband Deployment” before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and...
Department of Labor Seeks to Better Bridge Digital Divide in the Nation’s Workforce
NDIA Submits Comments on Labor’s Approach to Digital SkillsThe US Department of Labor (DOL) is considering the essential role of digital skills and broadband in the workforce. NDIA emphasized that digital skills are key to digital equity in our recent comments in...
NDIA Advocates for Digital Equity before Senate Subcommittee
Angela Siefer, NDIA executive director, advocated for the advancement of digital equity Tuesday while testifying on “Ensuring Solutions to Meet America’s Broadband Needs” before the Senate Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband....
NDIA Adds Community Perspectives on FCC Digital Discrimination Process
Exactly one year ago (on November 15), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law. In addition to making historic investments in broadband and digital equity, the bill also establishes the imperative to address digital discrimination. The...
NDIA Shares Reply Comments to FCC to Define ‘Digital Discrimination’
NDIA was thrilled to see efforts against "digital discrimination" land in the Infrastructure Act last fall. Since then, the Federal Communications Commission has been working on the process of defining "digital discrimination.” The latest step in the process was...
NDIA Comments on Consumer Broadband Labels
On March 9, NDIA submitted comments to the FCC regarding the implementation of Section 60504 of the Infrastructure Act, which requires internet service providers to display consumer broadband labels for their internet service plans. Section 60504 of the...
Nine Digital Inclusion Orgs Launch Airwaves for Equity Coalition
New coalition asks Congress to dedicate revenue from future spectrum auctions to support digital literacy and adoption efforts Today, nine of the nation’s leading digital equity organizations announced the launch of Airwaves for Equity, a coalition focused on...
NDIA Recommends NTIA Prioritize Equity through All IIJA Programs
If 2021 was about writing, passing, and signing into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), 2022 will be about figuring out how best to spend the $1.2 trillion it allocates. While Congress outlined some guidelines in the legislation around how the $65...