Daily Digest 8/4/2023 (ACP in High-Cost Areas)
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Fri, 08/04/2023
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Communities Know Communities Best: Michigan's Digital Equity Plan
Friday, August 4, 2023
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Communities Know Communities Best: Michigan's Digital Equity Plan
In July 2023, the Michigan High-Speed Internet (MIHI) Office released the state's draft Digital Equity Plan. The state outlines how it will work to bring broadband to its residents–and the opportunities that come with high-speed internet access.
FCC Launches Technical Inquiry Into Spectrum Usage Data
The Federal Communications Commission voted to launch a proceeding designed to advance its understanding of non-federal spectrum usage and take advantage of new data sources, methods, and technologies to do so in a cost-effective, accurate, scalable, and actionable manner. This Notice of Inquiry will explore how these new tools can promote effective spectrum management and identify new opportunities for innovation. This proceeding will explore the feasibility, benefits, and limitations of techniques to understand non-Federal spectrum usage.
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FCC Adopts Order To Provide Up To $75 Monthly Broadband Subsidy For Consumers Living In Qualifying High-Cost Areas Through Affordable Connectivity Program
The Federal Communications Commission adopted an order to provide an up-to-$75 monthly broadband benefit for subscribers living in qualifying high-cost areas through the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), as directed by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The Infrastructure Act specified that the $75 monthly benefit would support providers that can demonstrate that the standard $30 monthly benefit would cause them to experience “particularized economic hardship” such that they would be unable to maintain part or all of their broadband network in a high-cost area.
An introduction to several key tools and dashboards that make ACP data more digestible and actionable. Attendees will also be able to hear directly form the creators of these tools about what needs informed the creation of these tools and what assumptions went into them.
Attendees will have a better understanding of ACP data and how it can inform their work. They will also gain deeper knowledge of the different methods & intentions that differentiate the various ACP tools.
Special Presentation by Katie Knox Mimoune, Data & Research Manager at NDIA Expert
Biden-Harris Administration High-Speed Internet Investments Spur Made-in-America Manufacturing Boom
In Wisconsin, Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Nokia and Sanmina Corporation in Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to invest in high-speed internet, boost domestic manufacturing, and create good jobs.