Articles related to Digital Inclusion

Digital Maturity

North Carolina Unveils Digital Equity Office to Help Close Divide

Phil Goldstein / StateTech / July 26 

How Nonprofits Should Be Using Automation

Ernie Smith / BizTech Magazine / July 27

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 

Senate finishing crafting $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure proposal, setting delicate debate in motion

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

New York City Comptroller Claims Education Department Forced Students To Fall Behind By Not Fulfilling Remote Learning Device Requests

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