EducationSuperHighway
@edsuperhighway
National non-profit with the mission to close the digital divide for the 17 million households that have access to the Internet but can't afford to connect.
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http://educationsuperhighway.org 23-07-2012 04:28:34
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Congrats to City of Oakland for a $15M grant from CA's Federal Funding Account to build a city-owned, open fiber network. This will connect 14 community anchor institutions + 9 public safety buildings, expanding high-speed internet to underserved areas. More at: bit.ly/3AySmrf
A 2023 survey by Public Library Association found that nearly 30% of libraries offer a digital navigator program. This support and a broadband benefit to assist households who cannot afford to connect could greatly reduce the digital divide. bit.ly/3AlVLtn #PermanentBroadbandBenefit
What's the ideal $ amount for a future broadband benefit? JohnBHorrigan explains what a Benton Institute for Broadband & Society survey found bit.ly/4c4Fu9x
Without ACP, states agencies have to rethink how to ensure networks built with programs like BEAD are affordable to residents. Benton Institute for Broadband & Society Sr Fellow @GigiBSohn & @PewTrusts's Jake Varn talk broadband affordability on FierceTelecom's The Five Nine podcast bit.ly/47nAITT
Home broadband means access to telehealth, remote jobs, and online education. Yet many U.S. veterans are offline because they can’t afford to connect. The Pew Trusts spoke to Americans who have faced challenges accessing the internet in their daily lives bit.ly/3Yo3HVa