Upcoming event

Topics selected for FCC open meeting agendas will be posted on the Commission's website approximately three weeks prior to the Commission's next monthly meeting. The Commission will also issue a public notice of the "Commission Meeting Agenda" one week before the meeting and announce at that time the items that are scheduled for the agenda.

The FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit has helped make important strides towards closing the digital divide and serves as a springboard to a more just and equitable future, but as vaccination rates rise and our country begins to return to a post-COVID “new normal,” advocates for disadvantaged communities are forced to ask: What’s next? As part of our ongoing conversation about policies and initiatives to tackle the digital divide, we’ll explore permanent solutions that can guarantee meaningful, effective internet access to all communities for the long run.

A Twitter Chat, to kick off a week of events highlighting the significant role that accurate mapping data plays in ensuring that every resident can access and adopt broadband technology.

Join the conversation by using the designated hashtag, #ShowMeYourMaps

Before you can solve a problem, you must understand it. One of the most pressing issues facing efforts to bring millions of unconnected Americans online is the lack of reliable data on the scope of the divide and where the connectivity gaps actually exist. Inaccurate broadband maps at the federal level have not only provided an incomplete picture of the problem, but have impeded the work of those dedicated to bringing everyone online.

The webinar will provide schools and libraries with an overview of the ECF, including applicant eligibility, supported equipment and services, reasonable support amounts, and the application and invoicing processes. Participants will also have an opportunity to submit questions about how the program works and the program requirements. The webinar will be recorded and available on the FCC’s website following the event.

Access to reliable and affordable broadband service is imperative to not only the success of small businesses, but the overall economic development of the nation. Unfortunately, many parts of the country lack reliable access to broadband at benchmark speeds. As Congress debates an infrastructure plan, investing in the nation’s broadband must be part of the conversation.  At this hearing, Members will examine broadband as a critical part of the nation’s infrastructure and strategies to reduce the digital divide. 
 

Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) will host the fourth annual Diversity in Tech Summit. The Summit brings together private sector, government, and education leaders to address and ultimately improve the representation of Black Americans and people of color, including women of color, in the tech sector.

The hearing will examine ways in which the federal government can support deployment of resilient, redundant, and secure broadband and telecommunications infrastructure, and review the lessons learned from outage incidents. The hearing will focus on gaps revealed by these incidents and legislative proposals to improve network resiliency and reliability.

Witnesses:

Getting children back to school in September provides an unprecedented opportunity to do better by lower-income families—those who have borne the brunt of the impact of school building closures for more than a year and have been hardest hit by the health and economic crises of the pandemic.

When colleges and universities shuttered their campuses and pivoted to online learning last year, it exacerbated an existing crisis: too many college students lack access to affordable and high-quality internet.