by Amy Huffman | Jun 27, 2024 | DEA, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
Well, folks, the day we’ve been waiting for is finally here—the Digital Equity Act funds are finally making their way to communities around the country to support digital inclusion work on the ground. Yesterday, the National Telecommunications and Information...
by Amy Huffman | May 31, 2024 | BEAD, DEA, Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, IIJA, Policy, State & Local Funding
Michigan, home of great innovators like Henry Ford, Anna and Melville Bissell, and Elijah McCoy is once again leading the country with its innovation. This time, however, the innovation isn’t new technology—but a funding strategy that would catalyze new technologies,...
by Ryan Collins | May 13, 2024 | DEA, Digital Inclusion News, Policy, Policy Positions
NDIA has warned policymakers about digital redlining, a discriminatory practice that prevents certain populations from having internet access, since 2017. Thanks in part to these warnings and advocacy efforts, the creation of digital discrimination rules was mandated...