Articles related to Digital Inclusion
Broadband Physical Infrastructure
Satellite-to-smartphone broadband company AST & Science to go public through a SPAC
Michael Sheetz / CNBC / Dec. 16
Democratizing innovation: Putting technology to work for inclusive growth
Zia Qureshi / Brookings / Dec. 16
A Crisis of Connectivity: Internet Access in Rural PA
Jordan Wolman / Pulitzer Center / Dec. 17
5 State and Local Government IT Trends to Watch in 2021
Phil Goldstein / StateTech / Dec. 17
Building a Digital Oasis for Saudi Arabia.
Staff / Energy Weekly News / Dec. 18
Broadband Connectivity
CARES Act Funding Goes Toward Expanding New Mexico Broadband
Isabella Alves / GovTech / Dec. 14, 2020
The Cost Of Broadband Is Too Damned High
Joshua Stager / TechDirt / Dec. 14, 2020
Is Starlink Internet the Answer for Rural New York?
Geoff Herbert / GovTech / Dec. 14, 2020
The FCC’s mandate to ditch Huawei will mostly impact smaller, rural US carriers
Zoe LaRock / Business Insider / Dec. 14, 2020
A National Solution To The Digital Divide Starts With States
Anna Read / TechDirt / Dec. 16
New interactive map shows areas receiving rural broadband expansion
Steven Allen Adams Special / The Journal / Dec. 16
Lawmakers, officials stress need to expand broadband access
Damare Baker / The Hill / Dec. 17
Liz Farmer / Forbes / Dec. 17
The FCC’s Program to Discount Educational Internet Connections Needs an Upgrade
Lisa Guernsey / Slate Magazine / Dec. 17
OneWeb launches 36 satellites to join its global broadband constellation on orbit
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch / Dec. 18
U.S. lawmakers back $1.9 billion to replace telecom equipment from China’s Huawei, ZTE – sources
David Shepardson / Reuters / Dec. 20
Broadband Affordability
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch / Dec. 16
Four steps to undo the harms of legacy infrastructure in the COVID-19 recovery
Shalini Vajjhala and Joseph W. Kane / Brookings / Dec. 17
Congress Strikes Long-Sought Stimulus Deal to Provide $900 Billion in Aid
Emily Cochrane / The New York Times / Dec. 20
These Buses Bring School to Students
Kathleen Gray / New York Times / Dec. 17
Broadband Services
Dallas specialty contractor Primoris makes internet and 5G play with $620 million acquisition
Paul O’Donnell / Dallas Morning News / Dec. 14, 2020
Comcast Is Well Positioned for a Post-Covid World—and Its Stock Looks Cheap
Daren Fonda / Barron’s / Dec. 18
Disparities in Online Learning
A Final Frontier of the Digital Divide: Getting Wi-Fi to the Most Remote Areas
Marquita Brown / EdTech Magazine / Dec. 16
The Year That Pushed Higher Ed to the Edge
Scott Carlson and Lee Gardner / The Chronicle of Higher Education / Dec. 19
Ashley Okwuosa and Sharon Lurye / USA Today / Dec. 20
Digital Divide
A Silver Lining: How The Pandemic Will Help Bridge The Digital Divide
Larry English / Forbes / Dec. 14, 2020
Covid Risks a Lost Generation Amid India’s Digital Divide
Vrishti Beniwal / Bloomberg / Dec. 16
New Survey Suggests Half Of CIOs Want Employees Back In The Office
Tarun Wadhwa / Forbes / Dec. 17
America’s Children Should Be First Priority for Vaccinations: The Economic Argument
Stav Vaisman / Entrepreneur / Dec. 19
Christopher Mims / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 19
The commercial era for local journalism is over
Victor Pickard / Nieman Lab / Dec. 20
Staff / Journal of Technology & Science / Dec. 20