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I am thrilled to share examples of our successful hybrid program model, which combines providing services directly to individuals as well as building the capacity of organizations, such as Sourcewise and Senior Coastsiders, to provide digital equity services. #digitalequity #digitalinclusion

How can communities take control of their digital future? Hear from Gigi Sohn on topics including broadband accessibility, community involvement, and overcoming challenges in the pursuit of affordable, robust broadband access for all ⬇️🛜 https://lnkd.in/dfiRSb4h

Ready to make the most of broadband grant funding? Want to hit every milestone and connect underserved communities faster? Get insider tips we've learned from helping governments achieve grant success. Download the BEAD success guide and start closing the digital divide in your state. Get your copy → https://lnkd.in/gQehe-J3 #BEADgrants #GrantsManagement #publicsector #Salesforce #broadband #broadbandgrants #Coastal #digitaldivide #digitalequity #grants

Terrific write-up by Julia King at Fierce Telecom of the American Association for Public Broadband & the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society's guide to building a public broadband network: "Own Your Internet: How to Build a Public Broadband Network." One of the best compliments I've gotten about the guide is how it is written in terms simple enough for a non-expert to understand, which was the entire point! Very excited to see it making the rounds! https://lnkd.in/eCsPmKtB

Real stories, real results. Find out how Twin Valley is helping connect more people in your community! https://lnkd.in/gqAyzStZ #TwinValleyFiber #InternetThatWorks #GigabitInternet #FiberInternet

1.2m homes have potentially gone WITHOUT fibre broadband because of overbuild. 🏡 A foolhardy waste of resources. Why would you elect to do this rather than servicing homes and areas without full fibre broadband... choice I hear you say? 🗣 Nope, with a Pulse Fibre open network, we allow any ISP to use our infrastructure. It's time to move on from old fashioned connectivity. ⚡ #fullfibre #developments #builtenvionrment

Don't miss these first-hand accounts of the limitations presented by the #digitaldivide. We salute Pew Broadband Access Initiative's goal to ensure universal broadband. We work every day to provide the reliable and affordable internet access everyone deserves. https://lnkd.in/gQkE4wAX

Are you ready for the switch to digital voice? 📞 Over the next few years, landlines will be moving to an internet-based service. For some customers, this will be simple. But for digitally excluded people, this may be confusing or difficult and they'll need more support. That's why we've put together resources for hubs to gather all the important information to help your communities switch over with ease. Have a read👇 https://bit.ly/3KkHy1B

Some people will say this over build provides consumers choice BUT what about the millions of homes that still do not have a full fibre service ..... all that opportunity has been missed as resources have been deployed to over build other networks! Also it looks like Openreach could be targeting CityFibre as up to 25% of the CityFibre RfS network looks to have an Openreach full fibre service. One key observation from this is that I am surprised that the infrastructure investors at the top of the tree are signing off such over build when there are still millions of homes available for 'first mover advantage'. BTW great work by the Infranomics team here highlighting what is actually happening. I hope that Building Digital UK (BDUK) and Ofcom are looking at the power of data in helping identify what has really been built, where to encourage commercial investors to build and also what needs to be classified as intervention areas. Also are Investors looking at tools like this to give them insight on where their investments are being deployed. Adding the current 'street works data' will give a very interesting forward looking view.

The “digital divide” is a mostly invisible line between those who have meaningful access to digital technology and those who don’t. Call it perhaps “the other side of the digital tracks”. Just because access to the internet is available to many underprivileged people – on the phone, at home, at school or the local public library – does not mean they actually make full use of the digital technology to empower themselves and make their lives better. In this blog post, I explain a bit about how Relavanti can help in erasing the digital divide in Milwaukee's low and moderate income neighborhoods.