Lookout for Broadband Labels
Just as products on your grocer’s shelf display nutrition labels, the FCC has mandated that Internet Service Providers feature broadband labels to help consumers fully understand their internet subscription plans before purchasing and avoid hidden costs.
Affordable Broadband Uptake in the Suncoast After ACP’s First Year
The numbers are in! After the first year of the Affordable Connectivity Program, we now know which counties experienced the most subscriber growth and which successfully enrolled eligible households. Continue reading to explore ACP enrollment data in Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties, examine the effectiveness of various outreach strategies, and learn what you can do to help support a bright digital future for the Suncoast region.
Digital Navigator Program Cohorts 1 & 2 Come Together
Through generous support from The Patterson Foundation, Maribel Martinez Consulting continues to build connective tissue in Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties between six nonprofit organizations working on digital navigation as a strategy to close the digital divide.
The Starfish Analogy
Learn about how the starfish analogy applies to digital equity and how Maribel Martinez Consulting is narrowing the digital divide in one Central Florida community a little bit more on May 7, 2022.
Computers Remain Out of Reach for Millions: A Look at the Computer Marketplace
The effects of a wide market on computing device acquisition, how digital navigators are trained to support with selecting the right computing device at the best possible price for consumers, and what refurbished devices are and whether they can are reliable.