Broadband Access and Adoption
We advance policies and programs that enable Black communities to access affordable high-speed Internet.
Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South
The Joint Center’s issue brief Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South highlights the challenges and solutions in expanding broadband in the Black Rural South (Southern rural counties with populations…
Joint Center Joins Consumer Reports Panel on Improving Broadband Across the U.S.
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined a virtual event of Consumer Reports to discuss ways to improve broadband across the United States. She also spoke about the…
Joint Center Presents on Policy Challenges and Opportunities in Digital Equity
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison presented an overview of policy challenges and opportunities in digital equity to the Workforce Matters Steering Committee. Dominique also shared insights from…
Joint Center Joints Panel at AARP Illinois’s Disrupt Disparities Summit
On April 27, Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined a panel at AARP Illinois’s Disrupt Disparities Summit: Advancing Racial Equity in Aging to discuss why aging adults…
Joint Center Joins Senate Broadband Caucus Virtual Discussion on ‘Broadband Priorities for 2021 and Beyond’
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined the Senate Broadband Caucus for a virtual discussion on “broadband priorities for 2021 and beyond.” Other panelists included NTCA – The…
Joint Center Presents on Digital Infrastructure in the Black Rural South
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison presented research on the importance of broadband access in the Black Rural South for the SC Digital Equity Collaborative. The Joint Center’s…
Joint Center Joins HTTP Panel on Tech Policy & Equity Within the First 100 Days of the Biden-Harris Administration
Joint Center Director of Technology Policy Dr. Dominique Harrison joined the Hispanic Technology & Telecommunications Partnership’s digital forum entitled Building Back Better – Diversity, Equity & Accessibility: a Civil Rights…
Joint Center Moderates FCC Roundtable With HBCU Presidents
Joint Center Director of Technology Policy Dr. Dominique Harrison moderated the FCC’s HBCU Presidents’ Roundtable on “what solutions need to be implemented to ensure students, faculty, staff, and surrounding communities…
Joint Center Joins Discussion on Internet Access with Congressional Leadership
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, and the Lifeline Coalition for a Congressional briefing on “the problems…
Joint Center Files Comments to the FCC on the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
The Joint Center joined nine other organizations in filing comments on the FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. The comments, sent as a 7-page letter with recommendations to improve the effectiveness…