Policy Positions
FCC Shares Highlights of Draft Order to Modernize Lifeline
We formed NDIA in the spring of 2015 with the initial intent of bringing the expertise and experiences of broadband adoption practitioners (see our map of affiliates) to the Lifeline modernization process occurring at the Federal Communications Commission. Today, FCC...
Senate Briefing – Understanding Digital Inclusion & Broadband Adoption
Thanks to the Benton Foundation, Casey Sorensen of NDIA Affiliate PCs for People and I spoke on a Senate Briefing panel sponsored by Georgetown’s Institute for Public Representation and the Benton Foundation in cooperation with Senator Richard Blumenthal. The briefing...
NDIA Signs On Letter Encouraging FCC Protect Privacy of Broadband Consumers
NDIA signed on to a letter sent to the FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler encouraging the FCC to take steps that protect consumer privacy via our broadband providers. The letter was signed by 59 organizations, including NDIA. The letter states: "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...
FCC Clearly Important Partner Reducing Digital Divide
Individuals adopting broadband do so because they receive guidance and support from family, friends, librarians and community-based organizations. They do so because they find a low-cost broadband service. All of that occurs at the local level but requires federal and...
Libraries Increasing Broadband Adoption
The Benton Foundation published the paper Libraries Increasing Broadband Adoption written by Angela Siefer of National Digital Inclusion Alliance, Katherine Bates of Urban Libraries Council, Colin Rhinesmith of School of Library and Information Studies,...
The Broadband Opportunity Council Report & Recommendations
The Broadband Opportunity Council (BOC) is an initiative instigated by the Obama Administration, led by NTIA and consists of representatives of 25 federal agencies. The BOC's purpose is to "make recommendations on actions the Federal government can take under existing...
Lifeline Reply Comments: Community-Based Lifeline Providers and No Data Caps
In NDIA's Initial Comments of the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on reform and modernization of the FCC’s Lifeline program, we state the Commission should take community-based solutions into account as alternative solutions in its proposed...
Community-Based Solutions for Lifeline Broadband
Below is NDIA's response to paragraphs 129-141 of the FCC's Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on reform and modernization of the FCC’s Lifeline program. The full Comments includes supporting details in the appendices. Community-based solutions for...
NDIA Comments to FCC: Lifeline Modernization
NDIA's comments to the FCC regarding the modernization of the Lifeline Program are built upon our affiliates' unique positions working directly with non-adopters to increase digital inclusion in the United States. Here are the big points we made in our Comments. We...
Changing the Landscape of Low-Cost Broadband: NDIA’s Lifeline Comments to the FCC
NDIA exists to support local broadband adoption efforts. Since the modernization of Lifeline was the original impetus for forming NDIA, we are very carefully considering our comments to the FCC regarding the modernization of Lifeline. NDIA is crafting comments that...