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Digital Maturity
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Broadband Connectivity
The Biden Infrastructure Plan Digital Equity Wishlist
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How Digital Technology Can Increase Diversity, Equity And Inclusion In Medical Research
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The Big Question: Can the U.S. Close Its Digital Divide?
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Broadband Affordability
FCC begins rollout of $10B in connectivity aid through emergency funds
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Joe Biden’s Broadband Push Could Be Worth Billions To Wireless And Cable Companies
Dwight Silverman and Andrew Solender / Forbes / May 11
Cat Zakrzewski / The Washington Post / May 12
Internet Subsidy Gives $50 A Month Discounts For Low-Income Americans
Vanessa Romo / NPR / May 12
Pell Grant Recipients Eligible for Discounted Broadband Program
Alexis Gravely / Inside Higher Ed / May 13
Three essential elements needed for broadband access
Kathryn De Wit / The Hill / May 13
The government wants to pay your Internet bill for a few months. Here’s what you need to do.
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post / May 14
Broadband Services
Academic Expert Says Internet Has Become a Vital Utility
Janice Rickert / GovTech / May 10
Amazon and Apple Built Vast Wireless Networks Using Your Devices. Here’s How They Work
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal / May 7
Broadband Proved a Top Priority for State Policymakers in 2020
Anna Read and Lily Gong / Pew Trust Research / May 12
Milton, Mass., Says ‘Yes’ to Municipal Broadband Utility
Fred Hanson / Gov Tech / May 12
U.S. Emergency Broadband Benefit Will Help Families Pay for High-Speed Internet
Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal / May 12
Ireland wants pandemic-era remote working to revive its rural towns
Jonathan Keane / CNBC / May 13
Disparities in Online Learning
Linda Poon / The 74 Million / May 10
How the homework gap may actually be the key to solving our digital divide
Marguerite Reardon / CNET / May 10
American Federation of Teachers president calls for full school reopenings in the fall
Justine Coleman / The Hill / May 13
Americans hit by pandemic eligible for FCC’s $50 broadband subsidy
Marguerite Reardon / CNET / May 13
Digital Divide
Why Is Headless Commerce Getting $1.6 Billion In Funding?
Faisal Masud / Forbes / May 11
Why The Mobile Industry Is So Central To Inclusion Worldwide
Caroline Casey / Forbes / May 12
How the FCC Will Help Schools and Libraries Bridge the Digital Divide
Justine Coleman / Benton Institute for Broadband and Society / May 13
What’s New in Civic Tech: Knight Invests $1M in CfA Brigades
Julia Edinge and Zack Quaintance / GovTech / May 13
Not Your Grandparents’ Infrastructure: What Businesses Should Be Thinking About
Rolf Nordstrom / Forbes / May 13
Rural Areas Are Looking for Workers. They Need Broadband to Get Them.
Ben Casselman / New York Times / May 16
COVID-19 vaccination drive again exposes India’s digital divide
Al Jazeera / May 12
Broadband Physical Infrastructure
Four takeaways on new guidance for state and local fiscal relief under the American Rescue Plan
Eli Byerly Duke and Alan Berube / Brookings Institution / May 13
Republicans draw ‘red line’ in negotiations with Joe Biden on infrastructure package
Joey Garrison / USA Today / May 12