Articles related to Digital Inclusion
Broadband Connectivity
Q&A: How DeKalb County Is Trying to Bridge the Digital Divide
Adam Stone / StateTech Magazine / Mar. 29
To build lasting digital equity, look to communities
Greta Byrum / The Hill / Mar. 29
California surpasses 90% internet connectivity, but low-income households still lack access
Ron Mackovich / USC News / Mar. 30
Biden calls for $100 billion to expand U.S. broadband access
David Shepardson / Reuters / Mar. 31
With $100B internet plan, Biden commits to bring down ‘overpriced’ broadband bills
John Hendel / Politico / Mar. 31
Biden promises broadband for all in $2 trillion infrastructure plan
Marguerite Reardonm / CNET / Mar. 31
What exactly is in Biden’s bold new infrastructure proposal?
Alexandra Kelly / The Hill / Mar. 31
Biden Aims for Universal High-Speed Internet in Infrastructure Plan
Ryan Tracy and Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal / Apr. 1
Seven Communities Tapped as Broadband Expansion Testbeds
Skip Descant / GovTech / Apr. 1
Broadband Affordability
Equitable Access To Healthcare Starts With Affordable Broadband For All
Mike Katz / Forbes / Mar. 30
Linda Jacobson / The 74 Million / Mar. 31
How Governments Can Work with Schools to Bridge the Digital Divide for Students
Kevin Cucuel / StateTech Magazine / Apr. 1
That Spotty Wi-Fi? There’s $100 Billion to Fix It
Cecilia Kang / New York Times / Apr. 1
Broadband Services
T-Mobile to Scale Back TV-Service Plans
Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal / Mar. 29
Verizon Business CEO talks 5G, rural broadband service and mobile edge computing
Roger Cheng / CNET / Mar. 30
The best rural internet providers of 2021
David Anders / CNET / Mar. 31
T-Mobile Takes Stab at 5G Home Broadband After Others Failed
Scott Moritz / Bloomberg / Mar. 31
Minnesota Broadband Expansion Will Require Sustained Funding
Trey Mewes / GovTech / Apr. 1
Dish blasts T-Mobile for plans to shut down network Dish’s customers still use
Ina Fried / Axios / Apr. 1
Broadband Physical Infrastructure
States’ COVID-Era Budget Surpluses Could Pay for Infrastructure
Jenni Bergal / GovTech / Mar. 29
Fixing Crumbling U.S. Innovation Infrastructure
Deborah Wince-Smith / Forbes / Mar. 29
Biden Wants to Pay for Infrastructure Plan With 15 Years of Corporate Taxes
Jim Tankersley and Emily Cochrane / New York Times / Mar. 30
Biden Details $2 Trillion Plan to Rebuild Infrastructure and Reshape the Economy
Jim Tankersley / New York Times / Mar. 31
President Biden unveils his $2 trillion infrastructure plan – here are the details
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC / Mar. 31
Biden’s Infrastructure Plan: Which Sectors Would Benefit?
Jacob M. Schlesinger / Wall Street Journal / Apr. 1
Republican Sen. Roy Blunt calls on Biden to slash massive infrastructure plan to $615 billion
Emma Newburger / CNBC / Apr. 4
White House official says infrastructure bill’s goal is sustained job growth
John Bowden / The Hill / Apr. 4
Disparities in Online Learning
LAUSD students suffered ‘alarming’ academic harm during pandemic, report says
Howard Blume / Los Angeles Times / Mar. 31
Digital Divide
For inmates released during COVID, online-everything makes coming home a digital headache
Maria Burnett / USA Today / Mar. 30
Biden plans to spend $100bn to bring affordable internet to all Americans
Kari Paul / The Guardian / Mar. 31
Maryland to use federal stimulus aid for broadband, poor families
Erin Cox / The Washington Post / Mar. 31
South Carolina Gov. Announces $6M Computer Lab Initiative
Emily Bohatch / GovTech / Mar. 31
Rep. Torres blames low vaccine rates in the Bronx on ‘digital divide’
Jackie Salo / New York Post / Apr. 4
In Mississippi and New York City, leaders fight to overcome vaccine obstacles
Maria Carrasco / Politico / Apr. 4