Tag: Internet access
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How to apply for the Emergency Broadband Benefit in the U.S.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, which includes $65 billion for expanding broadband access throughout the country. Since 2020, the U.S. government has offered the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB), a program that provides discounts…
13 August 2021
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More than 3.5 billion left in the dark: why we’re still fighting to reach U.N. targets for internet access
If we don’t reach U.N. targets for internet access — providing everyone, everywhere with affordable, open, secure, and high-quality connectivity — we won’t meet the sustainable development goals by 2030. …
5 November 2020
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Access Now and partners call on U.S. Congress to ensure internet and phone access for all during COVID-19
Access Now and partner organizations jointly delivered to the U.S. Congress more than 100,000 petition signatures calling for internet and phone services for all during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
29 April 2020
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The U.N. wants to connect everyone to the internet. That’s not enough.
In a new op-ed published at Slate, David Kaye, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the freedom of expression, and Brett Solomon, our executive director, argue that in global policy, connecting the developing world to the internet isn’t enough. Respect for human rights must go “hand in glove” with the drive to connection.
…14 October 2015