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December 2022

Sponsor: 

EveryoneOn

Date: 
Thu, 12/15/2022 - 10:00

With the surge of public and private funds being infused into local communities for digital equity, we have an unprecedented opportunity to expand the breadth and reach of resources and services as nonprofits, philanthropy and government take an all-hands-on- deck approach to close the digital divide.

A conversation about what makes a successful capacity-building training and how these trainings are powerful tools for tapping the federal and private funds essential to getting all communities online.


Broadband Providers and the Digital Divide

I am often asked about the role that broadband providers should take in making sure that we solve the digital divide. I think that people are somewhat shocked every time when I tell them this is not a role for broadband providers. In explaining my answer, let me start by parsing what is meant by the question. We are about to see a lot of grant funding for getting computers into homes and training folks on how to use them. The folks asking this question are hopeful that providers are going to take up that role in any meaningful way.

How Biden’s FCC nominee became a major campaign target

The push to tank [Benton Senior Fellow and Public Advocate] Gigi Sohn’s nomination for the Federal Communications Commission has been bolstered by conservative groups taking out hundreds of thousands of dollars in attack ads. In the past year, two conservative nonprofits — the American Accountability Foundation (AAF) and the Center for a Free Economy (CFE) — have placed at least $246,000 in Facebook ads opposing Sohn, according to a review of digital ads archives.

Sponsor: 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

US Department of Commerce

Date: 
Tue, 01/24/2023 - 12:30

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will convene a virtual industry roundtable listening session on the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund. The listening session is designed to collect stakeholder input to help inform the development and administration of the Innovation Fund grant program.


Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Implementation

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is requesting comment on the implementation of the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, as directed by the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. NTIA seeks broad input and feedback from all interested stakeholders—including private industry, academia, civil society, and other experts—on this grant program to support the promotion and deployment of open, interoperable, and standards-based radio access networks (RAN). Submit written comments on or before 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 27, 2023.

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