FCC Announces ‘Connect to Compete’, Focusing on Training & Digital Literacy

Today, the FCC announced a major national public-private broadband adoption initiative called“Connect to Compete” aimed at boosting digital literacy, skills training, and job creation.The program, which includes a dozen private and nonprofit partners and includes Connect Ohio’s parent organization Connected Nation, was announced today by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.Components of the program include a national “digital literacy corps” working to close the broadband adoption gap, and initiatives by private sector firms that are donating training opportunities, software, and creating digital content that will help job...