Public Knowledge, National Digital Inclusion Alliance Launch Nationwide Program To Shape America’s Digital Future

Public Knowledge and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance are launching the Connectivity Policy Corps, a nationwide program advancing digital inclusion and broadband policies that shape America’s digital future. The CPC will advance digital equity by elevating local expertise, storytelling, and community organizing into policy action that will inform debates surrounding broadband adoption and affordability to better connect and serve all Americans. Broadband access, affordability, and adoption have a direct impact on access to education, economic opportunities, healthcare, and civic participation. Without the input of local digital equity practitioners and the communities they serve, broadband policies risk overlooking real-world challenges and solutions. By amplifying these voices and the needs of their communities, the CPC aims to foster collective power that advances digital equity in meaningful and measurable ways. The CPC will provide a sustained platform for 18 digital inclusion advocates from 14 states, including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia, which will better ensure broadband policies are shaped by community-driven ideas. Members will receive exclusive training by policy experts as well as access to advocacy tools, networking opportunities, and a professional development certificate. Participants will actively engage with congressional staff, state policymakers, and federal agencies to advance digital equity, expand broadband affordability solutions, strengthen consumer protections, and drive meaningful reform to the Universal Service Fund.