It's Time To Connect the Rest of America
High-speed broadband is a vital part of our 21st-century infrastructure, but more than 19 million rural Americans don’t have adequate access—and as many as 162.8 million Americans don’t access the internet at broadband speeds. You can help close the digital divide and connect more Americans to educational, employment, and business opportunities to keep our economy growing.
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Hire a Vet!
On February 11, Voices for Innovation was proud to host a great webinar with U.S. Marine Corps Major General Chris Cortez (Ret.), vice president of Microsoft Military Affairs, “Hire a Vet! How ...
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Did you miss our latest webinar featuring #MSSA, a program from @MSFT_Military that connects IT-trained military veterans with Microsoft partners? View below: https://t.co/JEoqPWQ1EX
It’s so important to be an ally to our black community by listening, learning from history, and engaging in tough conversations about what it’ll take to create equal opportunity for all. https://t.co/T1fQo49Khu #BlackHistoryMonth
Have you seen @Microsoft President @BradSmi and @CarolAnnBrowne’s run down of the top tech policy issues for the new decade? https://t.co/N5wqSK8uTk
Happy to sponsor #Catilist2020SEA. Looking forward to #MSFTAlum @TriciaRaikes keynote! https://t.co/VvL9Xw4fYS
Today we’re celebrating the German launch of @BradSmi and @CarolAnnBrowne’s best-selling book #ToolsAndWeapons at @MicrosoftBerlin. 📙🎉 https://t.co/wFW1rf4qHl
Thank you to everyone who joined our webinar featuring @MSFT_Military's #MSSA program and hosted by @Microsoft's Chris Cortez. To learn more about the value veterans bring to the workforce visit:
https://t.co/f6P7m3MFeh
Tomorrow, join USMC MajGen Chris Cortez (Ret.), vice president of @Microsoft Military Affairs, as he discusses the value veterans bring to the workforce on @vfiorg. #MSSA #HireAVet https://t.co/cQ60DQ2TTM
Thank you @FCC and @AjitPaiFCC for your work on TV white space technology and rural broadband. Today’s notice is an important step forward towards bringing broadband to more people in rural America.#Airband
Thank you, @AjitPaiFCC, for this important step toward connecting more Americans. We urge @FCC to support this plan to use #TVWhiteSpace to close the #DigitalDivide
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we're highlighting the role and contribution of Black programmers throughout February! See if you can answer our first trivia question:
Know as the “Godfather of Silicon Valley,” Roy Clay Sr. became known in computing for what?
VFI is taking a stand for digital #privacy in Washington. Learn how the Washington Privacy Act would help strengthen trust in technology and find out how you can voice your support today. https://t.co/0GbBlqzos5
“It only takes one.” Today, @Microsoft is spotlighting the next generation of game-changers, like @KatieSowers the first woman to ever coach in the Super Bowl. #SuperBowlLIV #gameday
https://t.co/61rHKLgdMx
Tomorrow @girlswhocode is headed to the Super Bowl to #MakeSpaceForWomen with @OlaySkin. RT if you're ready to close the gender gap in technology! 1 tweet = $1 for GWC.
See y'all next week at #MSIgniteTheTour DC! Make sure you get some good @benschilibowl and join me in my #personalbranding + #microsoftteams sessions:
https://t.co/w5AFDn6Px4
#microsoft365 #HumansOfIT #chewnchat
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Technology Brings Internet to Underserved Communities Though the United States is a global technology leader, available government data indicates that roughly 25 million Americans lack adequate, affordable access to high-speed internet, including more than 19 million people in rural communities. Microsoft connectivity data (...)
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