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June 2023

How Tech Can Make It Excruciatingly Hard to Apply for a Job While Homeless

It’s hard to calculate the number of homeless people in the US. At the end of 2022, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development placed the number around 600,000, with 60 percent living in emergency shelters, safe havens, or transitional housing. HUD counted the remaining 40 percent as unsheltered—living outside or in other places considered unfit for habitation, such as in abandoned buildings or underground. Tech permeates every step of the job-search process.

Pressure mounts on FCC to stop Ligado’s L-Band plan

The Federal Communications Commission is once more facing pressure to go back on its decision allowing Ligado to deploy a 5G network using L-Band spectrum in the US, after rival satellite company Iridium filed a complaint in June 2023.

A Guide to Using the Broadband Nation Web Pages

As the US sets out to reach the goal of connecting everyone nationwide to broadband, Telecompetitor’s new online resource, Broadband Nation, is your guide to federal and state broadband initiatives. The Broadband Nation web pages contain a wealth of information about state broadband funding programs, including links to funding program rules, funding awards, state broadband offices and Telecompetitor news coverage. All organized by state and frequently updated. The Broadband Nation includes:

Biden's internet affordability battle looms

President Joe Biden likened the importance of internet access to that of public utilities like “electricity or water.” “But, but, but, but,” President Biden added, “It’s not enough to have access. You need affordability in addition to access.” Biden’s remarks nodded to a key affordability initiative that could soon run out of funds — a looming battle that could shape the outcome of his plans to bring “internet for all.” The president highlighted the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).

Sponsor 

National Digital Inclusion Alliance

Date 
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 15:30

A presentation about the digital divide on Tribal lands, the state of broadband infrastructure, the lack of data, and the opportunities for digital equity that are forthcoming due to legislative investment. Data on the state of broadband infrastructure on Tribal lands is both limited and flawed. Tribal Nations are working on expanding broadband infrastructure with significant federal investments toward digital equity.

Dr. Traci L Morris is the owner of Homahota Consulting and executive director of the American Indian Policy Institute.


The Affordable Connectivity Program and Rural America

Households in rural America are overcoming significant headwinds as they sign up for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) benefit at a higher rate than urban counterparts. Through April 2023, ACP enrollment data shows that: 15% of all rural households have enrolled in ACP and 14% of households in metro or urban areas have enrolled in the benefit. Even this modest difference is striking given the tensions that buffet rural residents as they consider enrolling in ACP.

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