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Digital Maturity
North Carolina Unveils Digital Equity Office to Help Close Divide
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Broadband Connectivity
Local governments lack funding, not desire, to expand broadband, survey finds
Ryan Johnston / StateScoop / July 26
White House touts broadband part of new infrastructure deal
Cyrus Farivar / NBC News / July 28
Broadband Access Still A Struggle for Tribal Colleges and Universities, 18 Months Into the Pandemic
Liann Herder / Diverse / Aug 1
Tony Romm / Washington Post / Aug 1
Broadband Affordability
White House wants broadband funding in infrastructure bill -sources
Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters / July 27
Four million households join Emergency Broadband program
Axios / July 28
‘A big deal’: $550 billion infrastructure spending deal passes key test vote in Senate
Sahil Kapur et al. / NBC News / July 28
Democrats, Republicans race to prep $1 trillion infrastructure bill after dispute briefly snags vote
Tony Romm et al. / Washington Post / July 30
Lifeline for rural areas facing crippling broadband connection bills
Shane Hickey / The Guardian / Aug 1
New SANDAG Report Highlights State of Digital Divide in San Diego
Katie Lane / BNC San Diego / July 28
Broadband Services
It’s Time To Expand Internet Access With Fixed Wireless Broadband At Gigabit Speeds
Kevin Ross / Forbes / July 26
Public-private partnerships key to providing high-quality broadband to all
Steven Koltai / The Hill / July 26
Six Community Broadband Networks
Benton Institute for Broadband and Society / July 27
What Are You Really Paying For Internet? Share Your Bill.
Dwight Silverman / Forbes / July 28
Bipartisan infrastructure deal moves ahead in Senate
Marguerite Reardon / CNET / July 28
State of Williamson County: Mayor talks exploding property values, expanding broadband
Anika Exum / Nashville Tennessean / July 30
Charter’s Ad Revenue Soars, CEO Outlines ViacomCBS Streaming Deal
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter / July 30
Our Challenge to Finally Close the Digital Divide
Benton Institute for Broadband and Society / July 30
Here’s how to manage your home internet plan’s data cap and avoid overage fees
Trey Paul / CNET / Aug 1
Disparities in Online Learning
Aundrea Cline-Thomas / CBS New York / July 28
There’s New Data On Last Year’s Student Learning Loss. Let’s Not Draw The Wrong Conclusions.
Peter Greene / Forbes / July 28
Digital Divide
FACT SHEET: Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
White House / July 28
Moving forward on immigrant integration and racial justice in LA County amidst the COVID-19 crisis
USC Dornsife / July 30
Broadband Physical Infrastructure
Tribal wireless boot camp builds community for broadband
Colin Wood / State Scoop / July 26
Broadband will help correct inequities Native Americans and underserved communities face
Gina Raimondo / Arizona Central / Aug 1