Broadband Access and Adoption
We advance policies and programs that enable Black communities to access affordable high-speed Internet.
Joint Center Joins Rural Progress Summit to Discuss Building the Nation’s Rural Broadband Infrastructure
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Danielle Davis joined One Country’s 2024 Rural Progress Summit to discuss “how we can finally finish building out our nation’s rural broadband infrastructure.” Other speakers…
Empowering Black Communities: The Essential Role of the Affordable Connectivity Program in Enhancing Digital Equity
In our increasingly connected world, dependable and reasonably priced internet access is an essential lifeline. However, on Feb. 7, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will end enrollments for the Affordable…
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Discusses Tech Policy Priorities Within Black Communities at 2023 Joint Center Summit
Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission, and Dr. Dominique Harrison, tech policy expert, discussed technology policy priorities within Black communities. Watch the conversation below.
Experts Discuss Advancing Digital Equity for Black Communities at 2023 Joint Center Summit
At the 2023 Joint Center Future of Black Communities Summit, the “Advancing Digital Equity for Black Communities” panel explored the digital equity issues that uniquely impact our community and highlighted…
Building a More Inclusive Agenda: A Survey of Congressional Priorities Across Race — Priorities for Technology Policy
In recent years, the discourse around technology’s role in society, especially its implications for privacy, misinformation, and decision-making, has intensified. Advocates for stricter tech regulations emphasize the need to protect…
Experts Discuss Prioritizing the Black Rural South at the 2022 Joint Center Summit
At the 2022 Joint Center Future of Black Communities Summit, the panelists for Prioritizing the Black Rural South discussed challenges and opportunities in the Black Rural South; the differences between the…
FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks and Discuss Technology Policy Priorities for Black Communities at the 2022 Joint Center Summit
At the 2022 Joint Center Future of Black Communities Summit, the featured speaker and panelists for the Technology Policy Priorities for Black Communities conversation discussed how Black communities are targets…
Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, Discusses the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 at 2022 Joint Center Summit
At the 2022 Joint Center Future of Black Communities Summit Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and National Telecommunications and Information Administration Administrator, and Joseph Shepherd…
The Joint Center Files Comments with FCC Urging Equitable Broadband Infrastructure Buildout in the Black Rural South
Joint Center President Spencer Overton filed reply comments with the FCC “to prevent digital discrimination by ensuring that Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act broadband resources are equitably deployed in the…
Affordability & Availability: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South
The 36-page report, Affordability & Availability: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South, details the potential for broadband to increase economic, educational, and health care opportunities in the Black Rural…