Building for Digital Equity (#B4DE) is a series of live stream events and podcast series hosted by Community Broadband Networks and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) that focus on those doing frontline digital inclusion work to close the digital divide in their communities.
Since this series began in 2023, the Building for Digital Equity live streams have been sponsored by UTOPIA Fiber, operating the nation's largest open access network in Utah as well as working with partners in two other states.
Past live stream events are embedded below:
Building for Digital Equity Live Streams
Normalcy, Never Again: What the ‘Dream’ for Digital Equity Looks Like Now (Aug. 19, 2006)
Local Dollars, Local Solutions: Digital Equity Tax Money & How to Negotiate Better AI Data Center Deals (April 15, 2026)
Digital Equity Unwrapped: A Look Back at a Challenging Year – and the Hope That Remains (December 17, 2025)
Wired for Freedom: Digital Access and the American Dream (July 1, 2025)
Charting the Course: Adapting to Policy Shifts - Human Infrastructure of Broadband (March 13, 2025)
Reflect, Recharge, and Reach Forward (December 16, 2024)
Coalition Building for Success (October 7, 2024)
Pathways to Affordable Connectivity (June 10, 2024)
Life After ACP (March 20, 2024)
Digital Equity Unwrapped: End-of-Year Reflections (December 12, 2023)
Sustaining the Momentum (October 3, 2023)
Where To Focus Our Energy (June 7, 2023)
Why is Everyone Badgering the FCC? (February 2023)
Claiming Broadband For Your Community (June 29, 2022)
Demystifying Broadband Policy and Funding (March 2022)