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One Economy: Another Year Connecting Under-served Communities By Jeneba Ghatt November 9, 2011 Education policy wonks, lawmakers, philanthropy community and companies involved in education technology joined the One Economy Corporation for its recent 11th annual gala at…
Posted by: Lauren Bradley
Cable Ops To Follow Comcast’s Internet Essentials Model: Sources Genachowski Expected To Announce Expanded Initiative On Nov. 9 by John Eggerton — Multichannel News 11/8/2011 According to multiple sources, the Federal Communications Commission is going to…
Posted by: Lauren Bradley
FCC Broadband Initiative Tackles School Needs Two dozen companies join technology effort October 25, 2011 By Ian Quillen Emerging Market Prudence aside, Connect to Compete may represent the widespread effort to reach disadvantaged students with technology that…
Posted by: Lauren Bradley
Chicago-Land Expands Broadband By Alton Drew October 20, 2011 Some say Chicago is the center of the political universe ever since its adopted native son moved into the White House. But it’s also the place where urban…
Posted by: Lauren Bradley
FCC Unveils New Broadband Access Program By Peter Voskamp Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:20pm EDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Continuing his rollout of initiatives designed to expand broadband access nationwide, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski Wednesday unveiled the…
Posted by: Lauren Bradley
Microsoft to Bring Digital Access to 1M Students from Low Income Families 9/26/11 p.2 Rahim Kanani: Why did Microsoft decide to get involved, and are you working with other organizations to realize this commitment? Anthony Salcito:…
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Helping Foster Digital Learning: What’s in it for Business BY FC Expert Blogger Alice Korngold Mon Sep 26, 2011 Self-interest is the fundamental driver for investors in the “saving the world” business. Companies want to help educate…
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‘In the Hive’ Creates a Buzz at CBC Foundation Conference By Kenneth Mallory September 21, 2011 Robert Townsend presented his new film “In The Hive” Tuesday night to a captivated audience of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s…
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Los Americans with Esai Morales Now Screening on L.A. City Buses’ Transit TV By Abel Salas September 20, 2011 With his new web series Los Americans, writer-director Dennis Leoni has been resurrected. The creator of the short-lived…
Posted by: Lauren Bradley
Should App Developers Put More Focus on Low Income Groups? By Allen Maurer September 13, 2011 Not many tech products or services target the low income consumers, although it is a large and growing segment of the…
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Internet Essentials: Comcast Joins Effort to Bridge Digital Divide AUG 9 2011, 8:30 AM ET By Nicholas Jackson Comcast’s new program will offer discounted Internet access at $9.95 per month to low-income families that meet a set…
Posted by: Kate Londen
The Internet Is A Powerful Tool, But Can It Transform Lives? BY MEGAN BURKE, MAUREEN CAVANAUGH August 2, 2011 Residents at three low-income housing units in San Diego are being introduced to a world some of them have only heard…
Posted by: Evan Carter
Bradley J. Fikes | Posted: Friday, July 22, 2011 4:12 pm Nearly 600 low-income households in San Diego County will get free broadband under a federally funded program announced Friday. The “We Are Now Connected” initiative will…
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Last year, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recognized the role of technology in strengthening this country’s economy by investing 7.2 million in funding into technology and broadband adoption initiatives through the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP).
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CHARLESTON, S.C. – Rep. Jim Clyburn joined his daughter FCC commissioner Mignon Clyburn today in celebrating the graduation of 20 participants from the first Comcast Digital Connectors program. Program coordinators say the program teaches teens and young adults about…
Posted by: Evan Carter
By Zachary Sniderman A recent contest challenged developers to create apps for low-income Americans to help them get educated, find jobs, get healthy, manage their finances and so on. The contest, called Applications for Good, was organized…
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Last week Kelley, Clyde, Maynard and Chris Ecton attended the Broadband Properties Summitin Dallas which focuses on fiber-to-the-home and next generation access technologies for buildings, communities and municipalities. AT&T sponsored a lunch session and Kelley was a keynote speaker. Please…
Posted by: Evan Carter
Posted by Elesha Barnette in Technology March 25, 2010 In some circles, bi-partisanship seems to be a thing of the past. All across the country from local to federal governments, elected officials to community advocates, people are…
Posted by: Evan Carter
Apps, Not Just Alms, for the Poor Paul Lamb–Principal of Man on a Mission Consulting Posted: February 16, 2011 01:24 PM The staggering growth in smartphone adoption has resulted in the creation of hundreds of thousands…
Posted by: Evan Carter
By: Brian T. Horowitz 2011-02-11 George Washington University researchers, chip maker Qualcomm, wireless carrier Cricket and app developer Vocel presented results of a study showing how a mobile phone application helped patients take medication more consistently. WASHINGTON,…
Posted by: Evan Carter
BEIRUT | iloubnan.info – February 05, 2011 One Economy, a global nonprofit that delivers the power of technology and information to low-income people, introduced on Thursday a community-driven website in Lebanon, http://Lebanon.TheBeehive.org. The portal provides locally created,…
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Bell announces federal broadband grant Dec 06, 2010 BIRMINGHAM (WBRC) – The city of Birmingham has received a $458,000 federal grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to bring youth technology training to help bridge the…
Posted by: Evan Carter
BY JOHN MURAWSKI – STAFF WRITER Downtown Raleigh’s Chavis Heights neighborhood boasts a perk that would be a plum in any community, but all the more so in public housing: universal broadband Internet access for all residents….
Posted by: Evan Carter
CHRIS SWEIGART DECATUR, Ga. — A group of metro Atlanta teens are getting some much needed training for the jobs of tomorrow. Through a program hosted at a Boys and Girls Club in Decatur, teens are increasing…
Posted by: Evan Carter
By PURVA PATEL Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle Oct. 12, 2009, 11:24PM Comcast has made a three-year commitment of $1.2 million to a program that teaches technology skills to low-income students. The cable company said Monday it is…
Posted by: Evan Carter
JUNE 8, 2009, 3:11 P.M. ET By Fawn Johnson Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–Cellphone companies may have an unexpected ally in a newly formed coalition of civil rights and minority groups asking federal regulators to…
Posted by: Evan Carter
February 10, 2009 By Nicole Maestri NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) foundation is teaming up with nonprofit organizations United Way and One Economy Corp to offer free…
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‘DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM’–Chicago-born entertainer creates webisodes to help parents January 25, 2009 BY SANDRA GUY Sun-Times Columnist Robert Townsend, Hollywood director and star of “Hollywood Shuffle,” remembers how his mother, a single mom, raised four…
Posted by: Evan Carter
When 14-year-old Lavonda Gray first interviewed for a job with One Economy Corporation, she was far from excited. The whole thing had been her mother’s idea. But when interviewers asked her about her favorite websites, she brightened….
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Grant Gross, IDG News Service September 16, 2008 The U.S. Congress must set goals for broadband rollout and speed, and increase financial incentives for broadband providers to expand and improve their networks, witnesses at a U.S. Senate…
Posted by: Evan Carter
August 14, 2008 Ana Gershanik With hurricane season in motion, several organizations are reaching out to the local Latino population. One Economy is an international nonprofit with an office in New Orleans to help people with emergency-preparedness…
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By Michael Fitzgerald April 10, 2008 U.S. cities that once trumpeted their free public WiFi plans are muting their fanfare, as project after project stumbles. Now nonprofits have a plan to succeed where city governments have failed….
Posted by: Evan Carter
WASHINGTON–A global nonprofit group is enlisting the likes of AT&T, Verizon, and cable companies for a project aimed at boosting the number of low-income Americans who subscribe to broadband by 2010. The two-year campaign launched Tuesday by…
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