Opportunity Broadband

An alliance committed to helping communities build inclusive and dynamic economies through national investment in digital equity broadband infrastructure.

[Opportunity Broadband @Opportunity_BB]

Digital equity starts from the ground up. To connect those left behind, tech and policy solutions must be rooted in community needs. https://t.co/coPbrs4pdW

[Opportunity Broadband @Opportunity_BB]

#IIJA invested an unprecedented $65 billion in federal funding for high-speed broadband access. How can state and community leaders make the most of it? @Pewtrusts offers insights: https://t.co/Du49r13JJO

[Pew States @PewStates]

Since the #infrastructure bill passed one year ago, states are evaluating how to use federal funds to get Americans online.

That includes finding new ways to deliver high-speed internet to rural areas.

https://t.co/S6nPMLvamQ

[Benton Institute for Broadband & Society @Benton_Inst]

📢New Publication!📢

Pathways to Digital Equity: How Communities Can Reach Their Broadband Goals—and How Philanthropy Can Help #Pathways2DigitalEquity
https://t.co/SiLMYdlrOX

[Pew States @PewStates]

How can we fund #broadband for all?

Our @km_dewit discusses with other experts this week for @MarconiSociety’s Decade of Digital Inclusion conference.

Virtual and open to all, register now: https://t.co/xKmFSAU9LY

[Kathryn de Wit @km_dewit]

What a way to kick off #DODI22! An incredibly insightful and thoughtful discussion between @vgcerf of @Google and @arturofranco of @CNTR4growth on inclusive growth and shared prosperity

[Center on Rural Innovation @Ruralinno]

Will the FCC’s updated broadband availability maps serve your community? Learn more at an upcoming webinar we're hosting with @RISI_Consulting @pewtrusts @NextCentCit. Register today and join us on 10/21!

https://t.co/17L64LQqZe

#broadband #ruralamerica

[Heartland Forward @HeartlandFwd]

We were excited to dig in today with folks at @netinclusion on how to develop state equity plans for the Federal State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program being administered by @NTIAgov.

Thanks to @glenhowie of @AR_Commerce, @DallasFed and others! #DIW2022 #digitalequityNOW

[Opportunity Broadband @Opportunity_BB]

We’re excited to share Opportunity Broadband member @jm_bauer’s @PodcastBunch episode from the #BroadbandAccessSummit earlier this summer. Bauer discusses @QuelloCenter’s digital equity work and new opportunities for broadband funding. Listen here: https://t.co/MBrccKzKIU

[Opportunity Broadband @Opportunity_BB]

Check out @km_dewit’s chat with @PodcastBunch about the great work that @pewtrusts and Opportunity Broadband are doing to promote #digitalequity. Our coalition enables state and federal policymakers, researchers and other partners to build #InternetforAll https://t.co/kj3qt2Qbzw

[Kathryn de Wit @km_dewit]

So how do we get to #InternetForAll? Plan with outcomes in mind, partner with intent, build equity from the ground up, and remember that no one is in this alone. Oh, and keep building this amazing community on the National Broadband Resource Hub!

https://t.co/WtxJwFmtbO

[NTIA @NTIAgov]

🚨 BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW FUNDING! 🚨

Special Representative for Broadband @AndyBerke just announced that Louisiana is the first state to receive planning funds from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) initiative.

[Kathryn de Wit @km_dewit]

New piece out from Anna Read and Kelly Wert explaining the unique challenges facing unconnected and underconnected households in federally subsidized housing and how that is addressed in the BEAD/DEA NOFOs
https://t.co/TAdm83zRW2 via @pewtrusts

[Opportunity Broadband @Opportunity_BB]

#Telehealth is changing the face of healthcare, says @SuzanneOliver9. But how do we make it accessible for all?

Bridging health disparities means expanding #digitalequity efforts, building patient trust and upgrading provider tech.

Read more at @WSJ: https://t.co/VfZ3Wfs326

[Opportunity Broadband @Opportunity_BB]

We're excited to see Opportunity Broadband members like @jfftweets lead conversations on building #equity in #tech at #SXSW2023.

Make sure to cast your vote here: https://t.co/0hSGuIPqZ0

[Jobs for the Future (JFF) @jfftweets]

Building Equity in Tech: Google Career Certs https://t.co/Gb3OjsxzkA

[NTIA @NTIAgov]

BREAKING: 100% of states and territories have submitted applications for planning funds under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program! More here: https://t.co/dDF8O4CWZp

[Kathryn de Wit @km_dewit]

Great to see @Opportunity_BB member @jfftweets kicking off the conversation about apprenticeships closing the worker shortage at #NCSL2022!

[Kathryn de Wit @km_dewit]

Thank you to the @ReaganInstitute for inviting me to talk about @Opportunity_BB and why it’s so important to recognize that this transformative moment is about more than wires in the ground.

[Opportunity Broadband @Opportunity_BB]

@PewStates' @km_dewit highlights the intersections of digital equity and the future of education at @ReaganInstitute's #RISE2022.

Opportunity Broadband partners are working to deliver the next generation of #broadband-powered digital education outcomes.

[Ronald Reagan Institute (RRI) @ReaganInstitute]

“We need to stop treating tech as an "other" and really embrace it for all the assets it can bring and how it can really enrich the student experience.” - @km_dewit. Tune in to #RISE2022: https://t.co/vwb12VkPip

[Ronald Reagan Institute (RRI) @ReaganInstitute]

“If we don't have access to high speed Internet across our country, it's going to be very challenging to continue to kickstart economic development.” - @cooperangieb live from #RISE2022. Tune in: https://t.co/vwb12VkPip