This ISOC-DC webcast will go out at 10:00 EST (15:00 UTC) today Friday, but video/audio/transcript is already available in the archive. The webinar itself was on Tuesday, and, as might be imagined, included discussion of how the imminent wind down of the FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program <https://otter.ai/u/uTJs0ECxBsOzl43DiB5yV1U2meE> (ACP) will affect state's digital quity efforts. The ACP wind down itself appears to be forging a movement the like we haven't seen since FOSTA/SEPTA days, judging by yesterday's (Thursday) DON'T DISCONNECT US DAY <https://www.dontdisconnectus.org/> [image: isoc.live] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e8bf105ffca1bd25152b6af3a88137c7af571f230e43d5fc8df8c55277ab5565&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=048e136cc58c36e878a372f745f40c2c&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLmxpdmUvMTcyNjk>On *Tuesday January 23 2024*, *Next Century Cities <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1789ac47cf6ef0568801a7d7c92051fba260ef72c7252ff7ac4bfd3e90f40c45&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=cc7f18645065c93dad69eea81cab23f0&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXh0Y2VudHVyeWNpdGllcy5vcmcv>* hosted a webinar '*Digital Equity Planning: Past, Present, and Future <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4afec3f03dd4c3c568fa0b833ca455d43a2ca6f97644c6b8312646d4fe022511&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=21d614f68b8c068e8de58aae2142923b&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXh0Y2VudHVyeWNpdGllcy5vcmcvZXZlbnQvMS0yMy0yNC13ZWJpbmFyLWRpZ2l0YWwtZXF1aXR5LXBsYW5uaW5nLXBhc3QtcHJlc2VudC1hbmQtZnV0dXJlLw=>*'. Tribes, states, and territories across the US are developing digital equity plans with funding from the $60 million *Digital Equity Planning Grant Program <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=dcbdf63b90eec7ecc05ce0d1f6e9f33c56332593890c72c1c9af86dce3a5b067&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=19a8251eaecb0668e85326ac5689f915&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9icm9hZGJhbmR1c2EubnRpYS5kb2MuZ292L2Z1bmRpbmctcHJvZ3JhbXMvZGlnaXRhbC1lcXVpdHktYWN0LXByb2dyYW1zL3N0YXRlLWRpZ2l0YWwtZXF1aXR5LXBsYW5uaW5nLWdyYW50>*. Nearly every state has released their plan for comment and many have completed the public feedback process. National *Broadband Resource Hub <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5ae20d25188c5396c34409d8c0262625775e8be3e1b1ebac2860546a9bf38a72&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=a48ce39d332117aac4166cfe74721679&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnJvYWRiYW5kaHViLm9yZy8>* experts highlight key takeaways from state digital equity plans, strategies for successful coalition-building, and how local leaders can prepare for forthcoming Digital Equity Capacity Building and Competitive Grant Programs. Today, *Friday January 26 2024,* at *10:00 EST* (15:00 UTC), an edited and captioned version of the webinar will be webcast by the *Internet Society US Washington DC Chapter. <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9c4e5b820652bcb67edd56d1a2354f37feb3b9270a71740cd9659ae217067739&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=d6a13e8d60cb1c61505f0746f8ac2642&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLWRjLm9yZy8>* *SPEAKERS* *Grace Tepper*, Senior Writing Associate, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society *Amy Huffman*, Public Policy Director, NDIA *Brian Donoghue*, City of Boston *Leah Mims*, Broadband Grants Coordinator, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development *NCC TEAM* *Andy Stutzman*, *Brittany-Rae Gregory*, *Ryan Johnston*, *Corian Zacher*, and *Stacey Baxter* *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ncc-digitalequity <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ad77622c2c53179e97a1d1853a019a24c734080df3ca4f9a0791ccb85151a82b&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=9922b1f8f7cdd60327cfbe70c9f6b3cf&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlc3RyZWFtLmNvbS9pbnRlcm5ldHNvY2lldHkvbmNjLWRpZ2l0YWxlcXVpdHk> (captioned)* *TRANSCRIPT* *https://bit.ly/498fcC7* *TWITTER #DigitalEquity @NextCentCit <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=87b160a7b93ae465f2166ecf00c6bc7d3e7a3dddd0b24a14269498d0f2c3b6b4&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=a85e9e87597da1cd69ec5ab359c7aecc&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9iaXQubHkvM0h1WmdPSg=> Grace Tepper @Benton_Inst @arhuffman78 @netinclusion @_donoghue @CityOfBoston Leah Mims @NTIAgov @TNECD #ACP #DigitalInclusion #BEAD* *MASTODON #DigitalEquity <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d1e6974005ea0e38ca1d878ce86a89245a37fc527af46903fc3aa4a25e8067e2&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=aed51cb213d7882849a72bcf944a58dd&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXN0b2Rvbi5zb2NpYWwvdGFncy9EaWdpdGFsRXF1aXR5>* *SIMULCASTS* (captioned) *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=334562c25e04226ca3b84edfde7f4644073d71d1fdb3a13db8b876367c7dbf7d&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=aa865212653caf9545269e955b28b7fa&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9JU09DX0xpdmU>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=aa0cdf525b3c192b095b9c7085ad9bfa498fa2b1a4d260fa8fcc326caeaf5b1b&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=12367b96acec68a193e7eb74f7f8e109&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudHdpdGNoLnR2L2lzb2NsaXZl>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5acc88ac0f6541c5c64f53d4595e169b9f67391d9ff246e044c8c3a380d2a419&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=e550fad3e047db578b92303da3eae0d8&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tL2xpdmVpc29jLw=>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/ncc-digitalequity <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=62ec8cb994ebc068b0fd6d2b01b2b1bf76ac480f540b7b2bf907c772496e4cbd&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=7bfcba606bb44c37e0222b83e6719ab7&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9hcmNoaXZlLm9yZy9kZXRhaWxzL25jYy1kaWdpdGFsZXF1aXR5>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/17269 <https://isoc.live/17269>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -