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For the First Time, All States will have a Plan to Address Digital Equity

MAY 30, 2024 | BLOG

Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month: A Q+A with Angela Thi Bennett

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APRIL 26, 2024 | BLOG

Building Digital Programming to Support Second Chances

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APRIL 16, 2023 | BLOG

Permitting Progress to Support Internet for All

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Internet For All is already changing lives. Learn more about how increasing access to high-speed Internet service is improving the lives of every day Americans across the country.

From Intern to Career Advisor: Workforce Development in Southern Los Angeles

Estephanie (Stephanie) Solano sees herself as a vessel for change.

New IT Skills Help Three Arizona Students Change Careers

NTIA awarded Phoenix College more than $4.25 million from the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program to improve high-speed Internet service capacity and workforce development training.

A Retired Veteran Returns to College

Sterling Williams Jr. was retired from the U.S. Airforce, bored, and looking for a fulfilling way to spend his time. “When you’re retired, there’s only a few things you can do: dig a garden, watch TV, cut the grass, or bowl, and I can’t [bowl] anymore,” said Williams, 62, a Sinton, Texas resident. But his niece suggested something else: going to college. Williams was intrigued but concerned about keeping a flexible schedule. Between picking his niece up from school and waiting for appointments at the Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic, the idea of commuting back and forth for classes seemed like a significant obstacle. Then he learned South Texas College would give him a laptop and hotspot to attend classes remotely.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 | BLOG

Connecting neighbors to high-speed Internet service in rural Texas

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AUGUST 16, 2023 | CASE STUDY

Charter’s Broadband Field Technician Apprenticeship Program

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JULY 19, 2023 | CASE STUDY

Verizon and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Training Program

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Scoring Big on Your Middle Mile Application Series: Understanding Review and Applicant Information
Middle mile infrastructure bridges the gap between where information is stored and the people interacting with it – it's an essential part of reliable, high-speed Internet access. Because of the nation’s middle mile networks, anyone in America can transfer data across the world, enabling community, competition, learning, and well-being.
NTIA Launches Updated Federal Broadband Funding Guide
Access to the Internet plays a critical role, serving as a catalyst for work, education, essential services, and more as part of routines in everyday life. But, even today, for many Americans, access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet is still out of reach. The federal government operates a number of programs to make funding available to States, local leaders, and other eligible recipients who are engaged in high-speed internet-related activities for their communities.