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Telecommunications Workforce Interagency Group Announces Kickoff Webcast For March 8
The Telecommunications Workforce Interagency Group (TWIG) will hold a kickoff webcast on March 8, 2022 at 11am (eastern). The webcast will feature remarks of leaders from the Federal Communications Commission, Department of Labor, the Department of Education, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The distinguished speakers will provide remarks regarding the importance of the TWIG’s mission and formally initiate the work of the group.
The webcast will feature remarks of leaders from the Federal Communications Commission, Department of Labor, the Department of Education, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The distinguished speakers will provide remarks regarding the importance of the Telecommunications Workforce Interagency Group’s mission and formally initiate the work of the group.
The meeting will be webcast with open captioning at www.fcc.gov/live
The demand for reliable access to digital tools has grown rapidly. Thankfully, agencies across the country have at their disposal new resources, funding and advancements to help their communities combat disparities in access to the internet and the technologies it enables.
Fully overcoming this digital divide requires efficiently matching needs with available (but limited) resources. However, agencies must first determine where demand for digital access exists, and compiling that information can be a time-consuming and complex task.
The committee will consider several presidential nominations including:
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, suddenly all nonprofits became digital equity nonprofits. Whether they focused on education, civic engagement, or healthcare, community-based organizations across the country found themselves pivoting toward tackling the digital divide seemingly overnight. They witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by the youth, families, and communities they serve as everyone quarantined and shifted to a new, virtual, normal.
The first of a series of virtual public hearings as a part of its broadband consumer labels rulemaking proceeding. The purpose of the first hearing will be to evaluate the effectiveness of the current transparency rule, as required by the Infrastructure Act, and provide necessary background for the new label requirement, including whether additional disclosure requirements are necessary.
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FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for March 2022 Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the items below are tentatively on the agenda for the March Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 16, 2022:
We’re living through a time with an unprecedented level of broadband infrastructure funding, fueled not only by the American Rescue Plan, but the Consolidated Appropriated Act, the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Hundreds of community-driven projects are already underway, but finding solid footing amidst these
Long before the pandemic highlighted and expanded the gulf in internet access between served and unserved or underserved communities, churches diligently worked to identify the need to connect members of their communities to the internet and sought to provide that connection. For instance, churches have long provided educational opportunities for adults, and with the advent of the digital era, they quickly realized that computers were necessary to serve this goal.