Author/Source: National Digital Inclusion Alliance See the full link here
Takeaway
This article explains that states need to decide how to use money from the BEAD Program to help people get online. You’ll learn why it’s important to use this money for things like teaching digital skills and providing devices, not just building internet lines.
Technical Subject Understandability
Intermediate
Analogy/Comparison
Giving people internet access is like building a great highway, but we also need to make sure everyone has a car and knows how to drive it.
Why It Matters
This funding is important because simply having internet lines isn’t enough; people also need devices and skills to actually use the internet. For example, if a family can’t afford a computer or doesn’t know how to use it, they still can’t fully benefit from the internet, even if it’s available in their area.
Related Terms
BEAD Program, Non-deployment funding. Jargon Conversion: The BEAD Program is a big government effort to get fast internet to everyone. Non-deployment funding means money used for things other than building the actual internet network, such as helping people learn computer skills or get devices.
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