News
February 10, 2021
Volume 6 | Issue 2 | February 2021
Policy Corner: Broadband Grant ProgramsBy Doug Kinkoph, Associate Administrator
NTIA Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications
It has been a busy start to 2021 here at NTIA. NTIA’s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences is laying the groundwork…
February 1, 2021
NTIA is committed to increasing broadband Internet access across America, particularly in unserved and underserved communities. The recently enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 provides new sources of tribal broadband funding to assist in mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic…
January 4, 2021
Volume 6 | Issue 1 | January 2021
Policy Corner: States & Broadband in 2020By Katherine Bates, Manager of State & Local Partnerships
BroadbandUSA
Broadband Internet access has always been a vital part of the modern economy, but nearly every aspect of American life has been brought…
December 3, 2020
Rural America’s economic development is tied more and more to broadband connectivity. BroadbandUSA’s November webinar illustrated how communities, broadband providers, and other stakeholders can build partnerships to foster resilient economies through broadband infrastructure buildout and adoption…
December 1, 2020
Volume 5 | Issue 12 | December 2020
Broadband News and Updates
Federal News
NTIA: Digital Inclusion and K-12 Education: The Impact of COVID-19 on Students and Educators
NTIA Updates State Leaders on National Broadband Availability Map Progress
NTIA and USDA Hosted HBCU Broadband…
November 5, 2020
BroadbandUSA’s October Webinar, Digital Inclusion and K-12 Education: The Impact of COVID-19 on Students and Educators, focused on the challenges that communities and schools are facing during the pandemic. The panel of community leaders also highlighted longstanding issue of digital inclusion,…
November 2, 2020
Vol 5 | Issue 11 | November 2020
Policy Corner: BroadbandUSA’s New Digital Inclusion WebpageBy 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…
October 27, 2020
In mid-September, BroadbandUSA’s State Broadband Leaders Network (SBLN) held its semiannual Summit to discuss broadband issues and policy at the state level. NTIA provided an update on its National Broadband Availability Map (NBAM) and introduced BroadbandUSA’s new State Broadband Mapping Cohort.…
October 5, 2020
NTIA’s BroadbandUSA program has added a new digital inclusion section to its website. This webpage compiles resources and program information from federal agencies as well as state and local governments that are working across the country to close gaps in broadband adoption and use, affordability,…
October 1, 2020
Vol 5 | Issue 10 | October 2020
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Policy Corner: Another Successful Spectrum Policy SymposiumBy Adam Candeub, Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
September marked the launch of NTIA’s 3rd annual…