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.
College Voices Share their Digital Divide Struggles with Florida DEO and the Office of Broadband in Miami
Miami-Dade County had the opportunity to meet with Katie Smith from the Florida Office of Broadband on July 11, 2023 at Miami-Dade College along with Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity. As expected, internet service providers attended, but the fight for Florida’s digitally equitable future belonged to the younger generation. Among the many stakeholders who were present to hear about plans for Florida’s BEAD and Digital Equity Act funding, local college students turned out to make their experienced voices on the digital divide heard.