Articles related to Digital Inclusion
Broadband Physical Infrastructure
8 Higher Education IT Trends to Watch in 2021
Adam Stone / EdTech Magazine / Feb. 1
Broadband Connectivity
Ford, Google Teaming Up On Cloud, Next-Gen Automotive Infotainment
Sam Abuelsamid / Forbes / Feb. 1
Opinion: High-Speed Internet Gaps in Pennsylvania Shameful
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette / GovTech / Feb. 2
Amarillo, Texas, Officials Explore Broadband Expansion Options
Douglas Clark / GovTech / Feb. 2
CARES Money for Broadband: Insights Gained from County Projects
Jed Pressgrove / GovTech / Feb. 3
Tucson Builds Public-Private Partnership to Expand Connectivity
Brandon Paykamian / GovTech / Feb. 3
Comcast suspends Internet data limits, fees for Northeast customers
Tony Romm / The Washington Post / Feb. 3
Erin Richards, Elinor Aspegren, Erin Mansfield / USA Today / Feb. 5
Broadband Affordability
How States Can Direct Economic Development to Places and People in Need
Pew Research / Feb. 2
Trump’s FCC failed on broadband access. Now, Biden’s FCC has to clean up the mess
Blair Levin / Brookings / Feb. 2
Biden’s FCC takes its first steps toward making the internet affordable
Sara Morrison / Vox / Feb. 3
How Should Governments Plan for the Latest Network Tech?
Jed Pressgrove / GovTech / Feb. 5
Broadband Services
Washington Ports Lead Charge for Rural Internet Service
Marissa Heffernan / GovTech / Feb. 1
Ford to Use Google’s Android System in Most Cars
Mike Colias / Wall Street Journal / Feb. 1
What Does a $290 Million Broadband Boost Mean for Ohio?
Ceili Doyle / GovTech / Feb. 2
Comcast doubles the speed to 50Mbps for Internet Essentials plan without added fees
Coral Murphy Marcos / USA Today / Feb. 3
Comcast Delays Web-Use Fees for Northeast U.S. After Outcry
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg / Feb. 3
SpaceX says its Starlink satellite internet service now has over 10,000 users
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/04/spacex-starlink-satellite-internet-service-has-over-10000-users.html
Michael Sheetz / CMBC . Feb. 4
Small internet service providers say SpaceX’s Starlink shouldn’t get federal funds to expand internet access
https://www.businessinsider.com/starlink-spacex-fcc-rural-america-2021-2
Fatma Khaled / Business Insider / Feb. 5
SpaceX could serve Australian external islands with satellite broadband by 2022
Chris Duckett / ZDNet / Feb. 5
Disparities in Online Learning
Senegal Alfred Mabry / The 74 Million / Feb. 1
Parents across US rally for in-person learning after CDC study reveals lower risk
Evie Fordham / Fox News / Feb. 2
Digital Divide
More metro students return to their classrooms
Diane Sandberg and Heidi Wigdahl / KARE 11 / Feb. 1
Connectivity Powers Tractor Supply Company’s Success
Will Townsend / Forbes / Feb. 1
To stabilize education, governors need more flexibility
Adam Peshek / The Hill / Feb. 2
Texas needs a broadband office to address digital divide for students and families, advocates say
Emily Donaldson / The Dallas Morning News / Feb. 3
Bridging the Digital Divide: Lessons from COVID-19
Report / Inside Higher Education / Feb. 3
The high price of broadband is keeping people offline during the pandemic
Eileen Guo / MIT Technology Review / Feb. 3
Universities must stop presuming that all students are tech-savvy
Elizabeth Losh / Times Higher Education / Feb. 5
Brothers on a Mission to Bridge the Digital Divide
FOX LA / Feb. 5
Covid-19 vaccine rollout puts a spotlight on unequal internet access
Sara Ashley O’Brien / CNN / Feb. 5