Alejandro Roark
@AlejandroRoark
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Humanist ✌🏽 | Technologist 👨🏽💻 | Policy Wonk (archive)
Washington, DC
Joined February 2014
Regional commissions were among the earliest groups to embrace the inextricable relationship between broadband availability, digital skills, and quality of life. I'm looking forward to learning how they're using fed funds in distressed communities
brookings.edu
On January 15, Tony Pipa and Heather Stephens will engage federal co-chairs from ARC, DRA, and NBRC to discuss insights from their recent report and best practices for investing in distressed rural...
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From investing in transportation to boosting consumer protection, our members are ready to serve! Welcome aboard, Senator Fetterman, Senator Kim & Senator Blunt Rochester👋
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New from Pew: Every State Identifies Broadband Affordability as Primary Barrier to Closing Digital Divide https://t.co/LnKprFgtUv via @pewtrusts
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In 2021, Congress enacted the Digital Equity Act (DEA) as part of the massive Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The DEA defines digital equity as “the condition in which individuals and...
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Great to spend some time with @WeAreUnidosUS during their annual conference to highlight how the @FCC's new consumer protection tools help ensure we are building a digital economy that works for everyone. #digitalopportunity #connectedandthriving
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Disability Pride Month is a time to celebrate our community, honor our history, and revel in disabled joy. AAPD invites you to take action with us all month to show your #PrideInAction #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityPride
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NEW: ALA applauds the @FCC's draft order to expand E-rate to include wi-fi hotspots in libraries! First previewed at ALA Annual 2023, this draft order & the Learn Without Limits program will enable more libraries to get more patrons online! Learn more: https://t.co/AI2LyxldWR
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"You should simply say if AI was used. It's nothing more complicated than that. We are proposing transparency. It's very simple, was AI used? Yes or no?" -Chairwoman Rosenworcel on increasing transparency in AI political ads.
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Thank you to @FCC Commissioner @GeoffreyStarks for joining @sbloomfield15 to discuss digital inclusion, the importance of partnerships, the Affordable Connectivity Program and the Universal Service Fund.
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Watch Live: @SenatorLujan is leading a subcommittee hearing on the future of broadband affordability.
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In our latest video: Net Neutrality and why it's so important. Internet service is essential, and it should have effective oversight to address internet outages, national security concerns, and consumer protections. Learn more about our upcoming vote to restore #netneutrality
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Today’s open meeting featured an item seeking comment on the establishment of a missing and endangered person “MEP” event code to help law enforcement find missing adults— which acutely impacts native and indigenous persons. HUGE TY to our CPD and ONAP teams for all of your work!
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On Day 2 of #ConnectedAmerica, Austin Bonner, Deputy U.S. CTO from the @WhiteHouse, warned that 23 million people stand to lose affordable connectivity if the #ACP’s funding is not renewed. | FULL STORY: https://t.co/KqEuZPkxLv
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Great to join @leagueofcities to discuss how the #ACP has effectively built new on-ramps to digital opportunity, is strengthening local economies, and its ability to ensure long term sustainability for ISP networks in the communities we all call home. #digitaltransformation
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More than two-thirds of subscribers had inconsistent or zero connectivity before they enrolled in ACP. And more than three-quarters of respondents said losing ACP support would disrupt their service or cause them to drop internet service entirely. 👇👇👇 https://t.co/Od13icvg2e
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It’s National Consumer Protection Week 2024. Learn how we’re working to stop illegal robocalls and robotexts and what you can do to block unwanted calls and texts and avoid scams. https://t.co/kkwwqxlOVK
#NCPW
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To put it plainly, ACP is the most effective program we've had in helping low-income Americans get online and stay online. I write about the stakes of losing this critical program in this op-ed. We need to #SaveACP. https://t.co/K4sTpiTH6A
thehill.com
To put it plainly, the Affordable Connectivity Program is the most effective program we’ve had in helping low-income Americans get online and stay online.
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.@JRosenworcelFCC and I were in Red Bank today to call for congressional action to extend funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program, which is currently helping 338,000 New Jersey families. It’s been a tremendous step forward in our fight to connect everyone to the internet.
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