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How broadband funds can help students and the US workforce The Staff, Broadband World News, , 6/2/2022 Email This Print Comment Login 50% 50% Last week, Broadband World News joined the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) for an event focused on the digital divide in the US – including its impact on students and the US workforce – and how funds and programs in the bipartisan infrastructure law are poised to make a difference. You can watch the event below, including a fireside chat featuring Larry Irving, president of the Irving Group and former NTIA administrator under President Bill Clinton. Irving is also known for coining the phrase "digital divide." That's followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Broadband World News site editor Nicole Ferraro, and featuring: Ji Soo Song, broadband advisor at the US Department of Education; Heather Gate, vice president of digital inclusion for Connected Nation and chair of the FCC's Communications Equity and Diversity Council (CEDC); Rosemary Lahasky, senior director, government affairs, Cengage Group; and Michael Calabrese, director, wireless future program and senior research fellow OTI, New America Foundation. Related posts: Alan Davidson: Broadband is 'this generation's infrastructure project' US government kicks off $45B in broadband funding FCC's third application window for Emergency Connectivity Fund comes as study shows why libraries need broadband 38% of Black residents in rural south have no home broadband – report — The Staff, Broadband World News comments		Latest Articles Playlist: 'The Divide' on the Light Reading Podcast Here's where you can find episode links for 'The Divide,' Light Reading's podcast series featuring conversations with broadband providers and policymakers working to close the digital divide. Cable Next-Gen Europe returns online As we have for the past two years, Light Reading will present our Cable Next-Gen Europe conference as a free digital symposium on June 21. Charter starts to book RDOF revenues Charter has sparked RDOF work in all 24 states where it won bids. The cable op booked about $19 million in RDOF revenues in Q1, and expects to have about $9 million per month come in over the next ten years. Cable Next-Gen event goes online again As we have for the past two years, Light Reading will stage the Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies conference as a free digital event over two half-days in mid-March. AT&T lights up multi-gig fiber speeds in dozens of US markets Launch of 2-Gig and 5-Gig FTTP tiers in 70-plus markets puts more pressure on cable ops to enhance their existing DOCSIS 3.1 network or accelerate their upgrade activity centered on the new DOCSIS 4.0 specs. More Blogs Information Resources >> Is Network Security Keeping You Awake at Night? >> Does Your Fiber Plant Have What It Takes To Support 10G Services >> Customer Support Blueprint: Your Guide to Key Performance Indicators >> The Marketer and the Broadband Service Provider: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities >> eBook: Three Steps to Plan, Fund, and Design a Solid Broadband Network >> How regional ISPS are bridging the digital divide through innovation >> IPv4 Cost Estimator >> The Customer 360 Playbook >> Heavy Reading Whitepaper: Monetizing 5G with B2B2X >> Drive Down Costs, Drive New Services Forward: Discover the Freedom of Disaggregation in Your Network All resources