November 2022

FCC Authorizes Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Bids

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau, in conjunction with the Office of Economics and Analytics, authorized 497 winning Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) bids. This is the fifteenth authorization of RDOF bids from the FCC. The full list of authorized bids can be found here. Winning bids were approved in Arizona (California Internet, L.P. dba GeoLinks), Nevada (California Internet, L.P. dba GeoLinks), and Virginia (Shenandoah Cable Television).

T‑Mobile Expands 5G Home Internet to Millions Across the Midwest

T-Mobile is expanding the footprint of its 5G Home Internet service across Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, where millions are still without access to high-speed internet. With this expansion, more than 6 million homes throughout these states, and more than 40 million homes nationwide, are now eligible for T-Mobile Home Internet. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet is just $50 a month with AutoPay. And for families with Magenta MAX – T-Mobile’s most popular phone plan – they’ll get an additional $20 off Home Internet every month.

The Digital Divide 2.0: Navigating Digital Equity and Health Equity in Education

Educators around the country began to engage in dialogue regarding the digital divide as they recognized the reality that many students did not have access and connectivity as once believed. So a new concept has emerged: “digital equity.” It’s an important idea, and one to which educators and education institutions should pay close attention. Educators and college leaders should build on efforts to expand digital equity and digital inclusion in education by considering the following: