Vol 5 | Issue 11 | November 2020
Policy Corner: BroadbandUSA’s New Digital Inclusion Webpage
By Adam Candeub, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, performing the delegated duties of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
October marked the launch of a new Digital Inclusion section to the BroadbandUSA website. While our team at NTIA has always been dedicated to promoting digital inclusion, we wanted to create a tool similar to our one-stop broadband funding resources. Now you can use the BroadbandUSA website to easily access state and local programs using an interactive map as well as federal funding information. It also includes a link to BroadbandUSA’s digital inclusion publications list, a comprehensive guide to digital inclusion programs across the federal government. I encourage anyone passionate about digital inclusion and closing the digital divide to explore our new resource. As always, NTIA will continue working hard to help expand broadband access and adoption, and we appreciate all the work you do to further that goal as well.
Broadband News and Updates
Federal News
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NTIA: New Digital Inclusion Resource Page on BroadbandUSA Website
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FCC: FCC Announces List of Eligible Areas for RDOF Auction Bidding
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USDA: USDA Launches Webpage to Announce Rural Broadband Projects Seeking Funds Under the Electric Program
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USAID: USAID and Federal Communications Commission Sign MoU on 5G Coordination
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USPS: Next Generation Connectivity: Postal Service Roles in 5G and Broadband Deployment
State News
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Arkansas: Arkansas Rural Connect Grant Recipients
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Georgia: Meeting Demand for Broadband in Rural Georgia Tough Task
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Hawaii: Hawaii to Close Fiber-Optic Gap as Project Nears Completion
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Illinois: Pritzker Announces $50 Million Second Round of Connect IL Grants in Staunton
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Kansas: Gov. Laura Kelly Signals New Wave of Broadband Development in Kansas
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Michigan: Gov. Whitmer Announces Initiatives to Increase High-Speed Internet in Michigan
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Mississippi: Deploy Dark Fibers To Meet Broadband Need, Policy Makers Say in Zoom Call
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North Carolina: Governor Cooper Announces Nearly $40 Million To Connect Students And Communities To High-Speed Internet, Help Educators With Remote Learning
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Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Government Seeks to Expand Broadband Services to Rural Areas
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South Carolina: Broadband help passes on S. Carolina Legislature’s final day
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South Dakota: Governor Noem Announces K-12 Connect
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Virginia: Virginia Becomes Latest State to Rush for Broadband Relief
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Washington: Washington State’s Broadband Guru on an Internet Moonshot and Being a Metaphorical Prom King
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West Virginia: West Virginia Governor Announces Broadband Expansion
Digital Inclusion
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Long Beach Announces New Digital Inclusion Resources Hotline
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Duluth Digital Inclusion Partnership Announces Plans For Grant Money
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Mayor Garcetti Announces Free Internet Access To Residents In Four Public Housing Communities
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Digital Inclusion and Parity: Implications for Community Development
Local
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How Do Cities Pay for New Technology? Not Always with Money.
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St. Croix County Named to Broadband Connectors Pilot Program
HBCUs/TCUs
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How one of the oldest tribal colleges in the U.S. opened for students during a pandemic
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Google Invests $1M in Digital-Skills Training at Black Universities
Public Safety/FirstNet
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Mobile Integrated Healthcare program relies on FirstNet in Chesapeake, Virginia
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Building Meaningful Public Safety Partnerships—One Engagement at a Time
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U.S. Army Contracts with FirstNet to Support Public-Safety Personnel at 72 Installations
General News
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Bridging the 4G/5G Gap: Telecommunications Roadmap for Implementation
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FCC to Delay $9 Billion Rural Broadband Push to Fix Data Flaws
NTIA Events
November 18, 2020
BroadbandUSA Practical Broadband Conversations Webinar Series
Topic: How Broadband Enhances Local Economies
Time: 2:00 PM Eastern
While communities adapt to the challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, economic development in rural America has been hard hit, the difficulty exacerbated by the lack of broadband. Join BroadbandUSA on November 18 to hear how communities and broadband providers are working together to expand broadband access to residents and businesses to build resilient economies. Learn about the partnerships they developed, the plans they implemented, and how other communities can learn to stabilize and strengthen economies through increased broadband adoption.
Speakers:
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Laruen Mathena, Director of Economic Development, Mid-Atlantic Broadband
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Indraneel Kumar, PhD, AICP, Principal Regional Planner, Purdue Center for Regional Development
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Josh Seidemann, Vice President of Policy, NCTA – The Rural Broadband Association
Visit our Webinar Archives for past presentations, transcripts and audio recordings.
Contact Us:If you are interested in receiving technical assistance, please email broadbandusa@ntia.gov or call 202-482-2048. For more information, visit our website at broadbandusa.ntia.gov.