Rosenworcel Touts FCC Efforts to Increase Access for Women
If the FCC "does its job, we can help make sure everyone, everywhere has a fair shot at success in the digital age," said Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Thursday at the Grace Hopper Celebration in Florida. The Emergency Connectivity Fund has…
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helped reach "more than 100,000 schools and helped get more than 13 million students the devices and connections they need to succeed," Rosenworcel said. The FCC will use broadband mapping to "explore how this data correlates with access to maternal care," she said, and is looking at ways to help survivors of domestic violence access the Lifeline program "so they can call for help without fear of being monitored." Rosenworcel also encouraged attendees to "find a way to be a sponsor, be a mentor, and be someone who brings someone else along. In other words, pull up a chair for others."