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In the riverfront city of New Bern, North Carolina, Peletah Ministries, like many houses of worship since COVID-19 struck, offers Sunday services to those who can’t get to church for

Faith groups are helping to bridge digital divides in their communities by helping to enroll households in a federal program offering discounted internet access, but its funding in Congress is uncertain.

(RNS) — ‘There are churches near, and people near, places where there are no internet carriers at all,’ said the Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner.

Upfront grant costs are "too steep for all but the best-funded ISPs," groups claim.

By Hazel | Trice Edney Wire - The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides crucial online access to millions of households, could lose funding if Congress doesn't add more money to the program, leading to a rollback in progress towards digital equity and leaving many Black Americans behind.

By Joseph Williams | Word In Black Credit: Illustration by Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier/Fallon Wilson Twitter (WIB) - Dr. Fallon Wilson has seen the future,

A coalition of civil rights, tech, and telecommunications groups is the latest urging lawmakers to support the AM For Every Vehicle Act.

Rikin Thakker, most recently CTO at the Wireless Infrastructure Association, has been appointed to the same post at the NCTA - The Internet & Television Association. #pressrelease

The Biden administration should guard against the unintended consequences of the “Buy American” ideal and keep its eye on the prize.

The Universal Service Fund, or USF, survived the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, but its future is still uncertain.