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Scripps Media: Coronavirus has highlighted America’s need for universal broadband access

How many things have you done using your internet today? If you're on your phone reading this article, that counts as one. Catching up with friends, checking social media, sending email, streaming Netflix; the list goes on. The point is, internet use has become intertwined with our every day lives.…

Posted on June 3, 2020June 4, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Reveal News: Home School

The coronavirus pandemic has forced students to do most of their learning online, but what about the tens of millions of families who don’t have access to reliable high-speed internet? Reporter Will Carless investigates why an estimated $100 billion in federal spending has failed to close the digital divide. In…

Posted on May 30, 2020June 11, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Tech on the Rocks: Online Learning in the Age of COVID-19: What’s it Like on the Ground?

On this episode, Gigi takes a look at what it's like to be a student or a K-12 teacher during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two veteran educators join Gigi to chat about the transition to online learning, the challenge of connecting millions of students to online tools, and what school might…

Posted on May 21, 2020August 18, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Sohn welcomes House COVID-19 stimulus bill that includes funding for affordable broadband Internet access and the “education gap”

Today, the Leadership of the House of Representatives unveiled the HEROES Act, a new COVID-19 stimulus bill that includes, among other things, an “Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund” that would provide up to $50 a month subsidy for broadband Internet access service or up to $75 in the case of Tribal…

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 by Gigi Sohn

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Gigi Sohn on WURD Philadelphia: Reality Check.

Gigi Sohn is Distinguished Fellow, Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law and Policy Benton Senior Fellow and Public Advocate and joined host Charles Ellison to talk about the digital divide and how it is impacting families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Full program on WURD Reality Check.

Posted on May 6, 2020May 18, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Tech on the Rocks: Local Broadband Needs in the Age of COVID-19.

On this episode, Gigi chats with Francella Ochillo, the Executive Director of Next Century Cities to discuss the importance of universal broadband access during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gigi and Francella discuss what cities and small communities across the United States are doing to connect residents who lack quality internet access…

Posted on April 29, 2020August 18, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Tech on the Rocks: 10 Years After the National Broadband Plan: A Look Back and Forward.

Gigi sits down with Blair Levin, the former Chief of Staff to FCC Chairman Reed Hundt and the architect behind the National Broadband Plan, to discuss the successes and shortcomings of the project. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, broadband access in the United States is more important than…

Posted on March 31, 2020August 18, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Fox News: Pandemic telecommuting proves difficult – or impossible – for millions in ‘digital divide’

Working from home is the new normal for millions of Americans – but for millions more, it hasn't been so easy. When Cliff Johnson, a college professor living in rural Mississippi, pries open his laptop every morning, he holds his breath and hopes for the best. "The Internet already had been janky before we started…

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