March 2021

More Replicable Digital Navigators Tools Now Available

In the Fall of 2020, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance partnered with the Salt Lake City Public Library and Urban Libraries Council to bridge the Digital Divide in Salt Lake City through the launch of a Digital Navigators pilot project. To prepare for direct service in Dec 2020, program leadership at the City Library and NDIA worked collaboratively to develop several tools for Digital Navigators to use as they recorded and addressed the needs of community members in Salt Lake City.

Improving Broadband Access Does Double Duty for Biden’s Top Priorities

Right out of the gate, President Joe Biden has identified two main priorities: fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and promoting inclusive economic recovery. These are difficult tasks by any measure, but fortunately, meeting another major challenge unites both goals: universal and affordable broadband.

Senators Urge FCC to Use COVID Broadband Programs to Help Close the Digital Divide

Three senators urged the Federal Communications Commission to administer the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP) in a way that helps address the longstanding digital divides that block too many Americans from securing a reliable, affordable broadband connection.

NHMC’s 2021 Priorities

The National Hispanic Media Coalition eager to build on our last thirty-five years of advocacy to remedy harms done to our gente, and build a better, more equitable future. This includes eliminating hate, discrimination, and racism towards Latinx and marginalized communities, and safeguarding the democracy of the United States of America.

Digital Rights are Civil & Human Rights
Broadband Access
Net Neutrality
Platform Accountability

How the debate over holding internet platforms accountable is changing under President Biden (Los Angeles Times)

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Daily Digest 3/1/2021

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Daily Digest 3/01/2021 (Emergency Broadband Benefit Program)

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Mon, 03/01/2021

A guide to the FCC's new broadband discount program for low-income households

It’s Time for a Digital Equity Bill of Rights

Internet access is something that many took for granted, until the pandemic. Living through COVID-19 has laid bare the unaddressed digital inequities that are impacting millions of lives. The digital divide is becoming a digital chasm: limited or no access to affordable high-speed internet is leaving far too many people behind. The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF), the only foundation focusing on digital equity for all 40 million Californians, has been informing state and national policy and working on the ground with hundreds of community-based organizations for 15 years.

Tech Tips to Help Score a Covid-19 Vaccine Appointment at CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens and More (Wall Street Journal)

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Seniors Seeking Vaccines Have a Problem: They Can’t Use the Internet (New York Times)