Online Learning Update

May 31, 2020

COVID-19 shows that America’s broadband plan is still in beta

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

Blair Levin, Brookings

By mandating that the FCC assess the United States’ progress against the goals of the original plan, Sen. Markey’s legislation would accelerate our progress… In addition, the legislation adds two more important requirements: First, it tells the FCC to assess what COVID-19 has taught us about how Americans can use broadband to learn, work, receive medical information and treatment, and participate in civic communications. Second, the proposed legislation imposes genuine, ongoing accountability by directing the FCC to provide annual reports on the progress of achieving the updated plan’s goals

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/05/18/covid-19-shows-that-americas-broadband-plan-is-still-in-beta/

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