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September 2023

Netflix and Korea’s SK Broadband End Lawsuits Over Fees, Technology

Netflix and SK Broadband, one of South Korea’s largest internet service providers, are ending all their lawsuits and are instead creating a strategic partnership to provide better entertainment experiences to Korean customers. The legal dispute began in 2020 over whether content providers that generate large amounts of traffic should pay “network usage fees” in addition to the bills paid by the household end users, or whether that would go against the principle of net neutrality and lead to higher costs for consumers. Netflix said that it could offer a technological solution to traffic volu

Did Pandemic Aid Narrow the Digital Divide?

At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 40% of California's Pre-K–12 households lacked “full digital access,” or reliable access to high-speed internet and a connected device, according to Census Bureau data. As part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) committed about $6.8 billion for schools and libraries to narrow the digital divide. As of the third and final funding window (fo

Sponsor 

Fiber Broadband Association and Fujitsu

Date 
Tue, 09/19/2023 - 12:00 to 13:00

Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) is a once-in-a-generation funding opportunity to promote high-speed internet access for underserved and unserved communities. The grant aims to bridge the digital divide by providing resources to state, local, and tribal governments, non-profit organizations, and for-profit companies to support the deployment and expansion of broadband infrastructure.


Sponsor 

Axios

Date 
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 08:15 to 09:15

Nearly one third of Americans do not have access to broadband, and experts say addressing this digital divide will require cooperation between public and private entities. A discussion with broadband decision-makers on how they are working to reduce the hurdles toward a fully connected country.

7:45am ET | Doors open
7:45am - 8:15am ET | Breakfast available
8:15am - 9:15am ET | Mainstage conversations


Mind the Gap: Closing the Digital Divide through affordability, access, and adoption

Connected Nation collaborated with AT&T to explore attitudes toward home broadband service and the Affordable Connectivity Program. Researchers spoke with 1,758 households in five metropolitan areas about their home internet service, awareness of programs that could help make broadband more affordable, and reasons why some households still do not subscribe to high-speed internet. Of those, 453 respondents meet the income eligibility requirement to participate in the ACP; these households are identified as “low-income” in this study.  Among the key findings from this study:

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