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digital divide - Coggle Diagram
digital divide
private sector initiatives
Microsoft -
Airband
Verizon -
Accelerating America
Broadband Now
NCTA
Comcast - Internet Essentials
public policy initiatives
broadband development and deployment
Governors Broadband Development Fund: August 2020, $10 billion
Moving Forward Act: July 2020, $100 billion
FCC Auction 904: Rural Digital Opportunity Fund -
Auction 904
state and local programs
NYS Broadband
Program
targeted subsidy programs
Lifeline
effectiveness
fraudulent ineligible subscribers
verifier
efficiency
marketing and outreach
adoption/disbursement/participation
funding: universal service fund
contribute: all carriers
disburse: ETC
marketing and outreach
report data to USAC
administration
state public utility commissions - primarily determines eligibility
FCC - also determines eligibility
USAC - administer the program
eligible population
below 135% of federal poverty level
register in federal welfare programs: SNAP, Medicaid. SSI
register in other state subsidy programs
better broadband data
FCC Broadband
Map
Microsoft Airband
Analysis
BroadbandNow
Research
FCC, 2020 US Broadband Deployment
Report
EIU+Microsoft Report on
Education
Congress, Broadband Data Act
economic policies
anti-trust efforts (FTC, DOJ)
1992 FCC Cable Act
social sector iniatives
ITIF
open technology initiative
Open Data Institute
issue areas
cause
access (rural-urban) / deployment / penetration
red-lining
Poor network maintenance
affordability (rich-poor) / adoption
outcome
education
healthcare (telemedicine)
employment
civic engagement
stakeholders
carriers
wireline (fixed telephone)
wireless (mobile phone)
fiber
cable