Advocating for Digital Equity Across the Nation

This October, EducationSuperHighway is on the road, joining leading voices at key broadband conferences across the nation to advance digital equity. Our team is connecting with experts, policymakers, and community leaders to discuss innovative strategies and partnerships that drive broadband access and affordability for unconnected households.

• At AnchorNets, we joined thought leaders to explore the vital role of anchor institutions in closing the digital divide.
• Next, we shared best practices and discussed the impact of broadband access on local communities with broadband champions at the Broadband Nation Expo.
• At BEAD 2.0, we strategized with industry leaders on optimizing the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program to bridge gaps in connectivity.
• Our October tour culminated at the Broadband Communities Summit West, where we collaborated on solutions to extend high-speed broadband to every corner of the country.

Through these conferences, we’re expanding our reach, building alliances, and strengthening our commitment to a fully connected future. Read more about our BEAD 2.0 participation and AnchorNets presentation below.

State Broadband Leaders Convene to Maximize BEAD Funding

State broadband leaders gathered in Myrtle Beach, SC, this week for the Wireless Infrastructure Association ’s BEAD 2.0 conference.

With a focus on maximizing the impact of the $42 billion federal Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, the conference highlighted innovative uses of Non-Deployment Funds to address issues of mobility, digital equity, workforce development, and broadband’s transformative role across sectors like healthcare, education, and agriculture.

Panels and interactive roundtables with broadband leaders, experts from the U.S. Department of Commerce , and Internet Service Providers covered topics ranging from sustainable financing for broadband to multi-dwelling unit (MDU) connectivity.

EducationSuperHighway Shares Urban Edge Apartment Wi-Fi Project Update at AnchorNets

At the SHLB Coalition #AnchorNets2024 conference in Washington, D.C., EducationSuperHighway Apartment Wi-Fi General Manager Tony Schloss and Will Pfeffer of Boston’s Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) presented on the Columbus Corridor connectivity project. Urban Edge, a nonprofit community development corporation with Massachusetts Broadband Institute ( Massachusetts Technology Collaborative ) funding, will deploy an Apartment Wi-Fi network throughout their 50+ properties in the area, totaling 800+ units receiving free or low-cost broadband service. Schloss and Pfeffer’s presentation described the project’s progress and highlighted how states across the country have committed nearly $500 million to similar MDU connectivity programs.