January 2025

FCC Expanding Connectivity and Access to Modern-Day Communications

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and her fellow Commissioners heard reports on the agency’s efforts to expand connectivity and access to modern-day communications. The presentation summarized the Commission’s efforts on providing fast, reliable and affordable internet, an essential element for personal and professional aspects of everyday life. These efforts included:

FCC Focus on National Security, Public Safety, & Protecting Consumers

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel dedicated the final meeting of her chairwomanship to hearing presentations from Bureau, Office, and Task Force leaders highlighting Commission efforts from the past four years and thanking Commission staff for their exceptional work. Over the last four years, efforts to promote network security and reliability and strengthen emergency alerting have included: 

Analysis

President Biden Touts His Broadband Record

Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Sponsor 

State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA)

Date 
Thu, 01/30/2025 - 14:00

The Universal Connectivity Imperative (UCI) builds upon the groundbreaking research and insights of SETDA’s previous reports, including “The Broadband Imperative III” and “2024 State EdTech Trends.” The UCI offers a deep dive into the current K-12 digital access divide, as articulated in the U.S. Department of Education’s 2024 National Educational Technology Plan, exploring the progress achieved, pinpointing emerging challenges, and providing actionable insights.



Sponsor 

National Digital Inclusion Alliance

Date 
Wed, 01/22/2025 - 15:00

This webinar will introduce NDIA's Digital Equity Researcher Inventory and start a conversation about how digital equity research and practice can better support each other. Panelists from our community will join in to talk about how they use research, what makes this field unique, and their priorities for closer researcher-practitioner relationships.