Broadband's Economic Impact Remains Unclear, Contested
Will improved broadband coverage lead to better economic outcomes?
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Friday, September 20, 2019
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Education and the Digital Divide
Two publications released this week have us thinking about the impact the digital divide has on education, schools, and students.
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Increasing Low-Income Broadband Adoption through Private Incentives
This paper evaluates Comcast’s “voluntary commitment” to introduce a low-income broadband program that Comcast has branded “Internet Essentials (IE).”
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Upgrading the Office of Tech Assessment
Office of Technology Assessment could be reborn as Congressional Office of Technology
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai talks rural broadband at Wichita conference
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai spoke to a group trying to get internet access to more people in Kansas.