Federal Communications Commission Equity Action Plan

The Federal Communications Commission published its Equity Action Plan. This Action Plan focuses on concrete actions that the FCC is taking so that people across the country can count on and obtain access to the modern communications they need for work, learning, healthcare, and access to the information they require to make decisions about their lives, their communities, and their country. Among these actions, the FCC was given the responsibility in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to adopt rules to “facilitate equal access” to broadband, taking into account technical and economic feasibility, including by preventing digital discrimination of access based on income, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin and identifying necessary steps to eliminate such discrimination. Consistent with the Communications Act and as directed by the IIJA, the FCC has established a Task Force to Prevent Digital Discrimination and is working towards a proceeding regarding the prevention of digital discrimination.