According to Rosenworcel, D’wana Terry, special adviser to the chairwoman and acting director of the Office of Workplace Diversity, will lead the agency-wide effort in collaboration with Sanford Williams, the deputy managing director in the Office of the Managing Director.
“Addressing digital discrimination and redlining is a critical piece to living up to our standard of equal access to the infrastructure needed for 21st-century success — no matter who you are or where you live,” Rosenworcel said in a press release.
Per the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the task force must complete the following tasks by November 2023:
- Develop rules to facilitate equal access to broadband service that prevents digital discrimination by prohibiting deployment discrimination based on income, racial or ethnic composition and other agency-determined relevant factors of a community.
- Develop model policies and best practices for state and local governments to ensure Internet service providers (ISPs) do not engage in digital discrimination.
- Revise its public complaint process to seek feedback from consumers facing digital discrimination in their communities.
