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The Divide: Joey Wender on US Treasury's $10B downpayment on closing the digital divide
Light Reading· 40 minutes agoIn his role, Wender has been responsible for overseeing $10 billion in federal broadband deployment funds, which the Treasury Department has been steadily awarding to states and territories ...
Meet Walt Anderson: The driving force behind Avealto’s fight against the digital divide
Digital Journal· 6 days agoThe digital divide persists as one of the most pressing challenges of our time, symbolizing the vast...
‘Should have been done yesterday’: Rural, older Americans could get hurt as affordable internet...
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 2 hours agoThat’s because the ACP is running out of funds — and Congress shows no signs it will approve more....
FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel on closing the digital divide
Washington Post· 10 hours agoFCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel talked about the agency's efforts to address the broadband gap with "precision" and why she's "optimistic" about the prospect for progress. Then, Brookings Institution's ...
Khari Johnson, Cal Matters
The Raw Story· 14 hours agoAlfredo Camacho and his three daughters started a new routine last week: Every evening they go to the parking lot outside a nearby library to get Wi-Fi access. “This takes away grocery money ...
Millions of Americans could lose internet access as federal subsidy expires
Anchorage Daily News· 6 days agoFour years ago, Claudia Aleman and her family had only one way to get online — through their...
California's digital divide
Arizona Daily Sun· 4 days agoAt one time, they relied on Affordable Connectivity Program, a $30 to $75 monthly credit for high-speed internet, but that ends this month. “This takes...
Can Smartphones Bridge the Digital Divide? The Answer Is Complicated
CNET· 4 days agoFor Aldo Soledad, a 44-year-old technician living in Wheaton, Illinois, paying for both home...
Telecom firms AT&T, Verizon lobby against lower broadband prices - Marketplace
Marketplace· 5 days agoWhen President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union speech last month, he touted his...
AT&T donates $15,000 to Bradfield Center
Tribune via AOL· 4 days agoAccording to a recent press release, the funding will go to the program's ETech Support Lab. "We're proud to have this support from AT&T as we work to bridge the digital & ...