ADE, Connected Nation, CWA Meet to Expand Broadband Efforts

Mark McElroy, left, chief operating officer for Connected Nation, Julius Hollis, chairman of the Alliance for Digital Equality, and CWA President Larry Cohen met at CWA headquarters to continue work on bridging the digital divide.

Top leaders from CWA, the Alliance for Digital Equality and Connected Nation met this week to advance efforts to bridge the digital divide for millions of Americans in rural and urban communities.

ADE, Connected Nation and CWA are working together to expand access to 21st century broadband networks, technology and applications for all citizens.

ADE has been establishing Digital Empowerment Teams and Councils in several cities, bringing together elected officials, community leaders, business and labor and others, to determine ways to close the digital gap. Connected Nation works to map broadband availability especially in rural areas and to help communities that want to bring high speed networks to their areas.

As part of the Speed Matters campaign real true high speed Internet access for residents of rural and small communities, where applications such as tele-medicine and job creation are critically needed, and in underserved urban areas, where residents can't take full advantage of the promise of Internet Age technology. CWA joined the Alliance partnership last year.

CWA's Committee on Equity also participated in a briefing on the Alliance's mission to bridge the digital divide and plans to share information on the project in its convention report.