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April 2024

Sponsor 

Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the American Library Association, and Common Sense Media

Date 
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 14:00

This year, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will announce new programs to help eligible entities pursue activities to advance digital equity in their communities. Therefore, several organizations – the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the American Library Association, and Common Sense Media – are collaborating to help prepare the education and library sectors, as well as community-based organizations, for this unique opportunity.


Sponsor 

Federal Communications Commission

Date 
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 08:00 to 17:00

This event is designed to provide information that will help Tribal Nations identify and evaluate opportunities to develop more robust broadband infrastructure and services in Tribal communities. It is also designed to provide information about FCC policies and programs to address the lack of adequate communications services on Tribal lands nationwide.


Chairwoman Rosenworcel's Update to Members of Congress Regarding the Affordable Connectivity Program

I am writing to provide an update on the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which is on the brink of shutting down due to lack of funding.  This program is the largest broadband affordability effort in our Nation’s history.  Today, more than 23 million households nationwide count on it to get online and stay online, including vulnerable seniors, veterans, school-aged children, and residents of rural and Tribal communities.

End of internet subsidies for low-income households threatens access to telehealth

The importance of high-speed internet was seared into the American psyche by scenes of children sitting in parking lots and outside fast-food restaurants to attend school online during the COVID-19 pandemic. During that same period, health care providers and patients like Cindy Westman say being connected also became a vital part of today’s health care delivery system. Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) participant Westman said her internet connection has become so important to her access to health care she would sell “anything that I own” to stay connected.

Internet Service Provider Cost and Speed Survey Report

In late 2023, U.S.

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