The FCC seeks public comment on how to distribute $3.2 billion in the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund through the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (“EBBP”). The Notice focuses mostly on questions related to the mechanics of how to distribute the funds, which is understandable given the importance of speed of implementing pandemic assistance. Our comments focus on ways the FCC might maximize the effectiveness of the funds and how we might learn from the EBBP to continue addressing the digital divide beyond the EBBP.
