The Connecting the Heartland Workshop Series aims to improve coordination and maximize the impact of new federal funding programs by convening stakeholders from the Capitol with those in the heartland – from urban neighborhoods to rural farming communities.
sign up for the next workshopIn this workshop, we heard from those leading broadband efforts on the state level in Illinois and Ohio and from a panel of heartland mayors working to close the digital divide in their communities.
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Highlighted in this workshop, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, who recently established a first-of-its-kind Office of Digital Equity and Literacy.
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FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, and leading state and local stakeholders from around the country, discussed overcoming the affordability barrier to high-speed home internet service and the roll-out of the federal Emergency Broadband Benefit.
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