A report from last summer, looking at 2018 American Community Survey data, found that 16.9 million kids didn t have high-speed home internet to support online learning and 7.3 million children didn t have a desktop computer, laptop or tablet, exacerbating the so-called homework gap.
In Michigan, 49 broadband providers are participating in the Emergency Broadband Benefit program, including AT&A, WOW!, Comcast/Xfinity and Verizon.
Here s a rundown of how the program works:
What is the Emergency Broadband Benefit program?
Eligible households can get a discount of up to $50 a month toward their broadband service and households on qualifying tribal lands can get a discount of up to $75 a month. They may also be able to receive a one-time discount of up to $100 discount on a laptop, computer or tablet from some providers if they contribute between $10 and $50 toward the purchase price. The program is for one monthly service discount and one device discount per househo
How the Golden Globes Went From Laughingstock to Power Player
The group that was once assailed by the F.C.C. steadily gained influence in Hollywood over the years until scrutiny of its practices and lack of diversity led NBC to say it would not air its show in 2022.
Scarlett Johansson said Golden Globes news conferences “bordered on sexual harassment.”Credit.Valerie Macon/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
May 11, 2021
LOS ANGELES The Golden Globes were created by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 and quickly developed a reputation as unserious and slippery.
In the late 1960s, the Federal Communications Commission got the Globes booted from the airwaves, saying it “misled the public as to how the winners were determined.” CBS dropped it in 1982 after Pia Zadora was named “new star of the year,” a plaudit essentially paid for by her billionaire husband, Meshulam Riklis, who flew H.F.P.A. members to Las Vegas and wined and dined them at his Riviera hot
FCC launches benefit program for those struggling to afford internet
Eligible households can receive a discount of up to $50 per month for broadband internet services. Share Updated: 2:22 PM CDT May 11, 2021 Gabbii King
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FCC launches benefit program for those struggling to afford internet
Eligible households can receive a discount of up to $50 per month for broadband internet services. Share Updated: 2:22 PM CDT May 11, 2021 Gabbii King The Federal Communications Commission will open enrollment on Wednesday, May 12, for the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a program that will help eligible households who are struggling to afford internet services during the pandemic.The program is designed to help those without reliable internet gain access to jobs, critical health care services, and virtual classrooms by providing discounts of up
Billions available nationwide for Emergency Broadband Benefit (Source: Pexels.com) By Region 8 Newsdesk | May 11, 2021 at 10:57 AM CDT - Updated May 11 at 10:57 AM
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - The Arkansas Department of Commerce announced it is working to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB), a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program to help lower-income families.
The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The $3.2 billion EBB program provides a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for qualifying households or qualifying Tribal lands.
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More Than 80 Pro-Democracy Groups and Leaders Urge Federal Agencies Not to Silence or Downgrade Public Comments
May 11, 2021
Contact: Timothy Karr, 201-533-8838
WASHINGTON On Tuesday, more than 80 pro-democracy organizations and individuals sent a letter to the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) raising serious concerns about recommendations that could delegitimize mass public comments that are often submitted as part of government proceedings and rulemakings.
ACUS, an independent federal agency, is weighing how other federal agencies should treat mass comments that grassroots and public-interest groups submit. On Tuesday, ACUS is convening the third in a series of meetings to discuss recommended guidelines for federal agencies, such as the Federal Communications Commission, that could seriously curtail the public’s ability to engage in important policymaking procedures.