Broadband's Role in Federal Equity Action Plans
Friday, February 16, 2024
February 2024
Weekly Digest
Weekly Digest
FCC Adopts Rules to Empower Consumers to Stop Robocalls & Robotexts (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 17:09
Sustaining the Movement and Funding: The Future of Digital Inclusion
We have 1,300 people at Net Inclusion 2024 in Philadelphia. We’ve secured $2.75 billion from the Digital Equity Act. And this is just the beginning. It has to be just the beginning. So how do we sustain this movement? The answer to sustainability lies in robust digital inclusion ecosystems. They’re the key to HOLISTIC digital inclusion. Digital equity is the goal, and digital inclusion ecosystems lead us there by weaving together digital inclusion activities happening across your communities. These 6 strategies will help sustain our movement and field:
FCC Expands Opportunities for Wireless Microphone Users (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 16:42
Speaking out for Digital Inclusion at Net Inclusion Conference 2024
Over 1300 energized and engaged practitioners, policy makers, academics and activists came together at the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA)’s annual Net Inclusion Conference in Philadelphia, PA. The conference brings together experts from the broadband and technology industry, along with national, state, and local digital equity leaders to share ideas, best practices and to champion the fight for digital inclusion.
Senate poised to pass Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 16:21Treasury faces pressure after report finds X may have flouted sanctions on US companies doing business with foreign terrorists (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 16:20FCC Proposes In-Space Servicing, Assembly, & Manufacturing Licensing (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 16:18
Federal Communications Commissioner Gomez Remarks on Proceedings Impacting Consumers at February Meeting
At today’s meeting, I voted on two consumer issues—to ask cable programmers, and television and radio stations for their help to achieve the critical goal of providing timely information about emergencies to the public, in a language they can understand; and to clarify that consumers can opt-out of call or text lists using any reasonable means and may respond in the language in which they received the communication.