Cable Industry Issue Spotlight

 

 

The earthquake that rocked the coast of Haiti killed or injured a devastating number of people. Even more were left in need of aid, making this is one of the great humanitarian emergencies in the history of the Americas.
In the aftermath of the disaster, President Obama asked President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush to raise funds for immediate relief and long-term recovery efforts to help those who are most in need of food, water, shelter, medical care, and support. Learn more.

Proposed National Public-Private Partnership to Bring Broadband to Millions of Middle School Students in Low-Income Families

The Adoption Plus (“A+”) pilot program is a proposed two-year, public-private partnership designed to promote sustainable broadband adoption for a vitally important-but-vulnerable population – middle school-aged children in low income households that do not currently receive broadband service. The program is a comprehensive approach that treats broadband adoption as a multi-faceted problem that requires multi-faceted solutions.

 
CABLE IN THE NEWS   CABLE CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH   BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT IN TEXAS
 

Throughout February, Texas cable providers and programmers will be highlighting the rich history and cultural contributions of African Americans through a variety of programming and community outreach initiatives. Click here to download the TCA Black History Programming Guide and click here to view the programming information online.

  



Mission is to make broadband access to the internet available to every household in the nation; to provide data transfer speeds to make that broadband experience valuable to users; and to provide the bandwidth necessary for content providers to continue to make the internet a cultural, societal, and economic engine for growth.

Click here to learn the facts about
broadband in Texas.