<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol""></span></div><div id="gmail-:1gd" class="gmail-Am gmail-aiL gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:224px" aria-controls=":1jh" aria-expanded="false"><div class="entry-content" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:2em;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ndia-dea.jpg?ssl=1" style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,119,200)"><img class="gmail-alignright gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-21103" src="https://i0.wp.com/isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ndia-dea.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1" alt="A promotional graphic from the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA). The NDIA logo appears in teal at top left with the text “National Digital Inclusion Alliance” beneath it. Centered below is the title: “Press Conference: Digital Equity Act Month of Action.” At the bottom left, the date reads “May 14, 2026.” The background is light gray with a clean, minimalist design." width="300" height="169" style="box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; float: right; margin-left: 1.5em;"></a><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jd0QUUFTSEeCsryRRIM84Q#/registration" style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(29,66,137)">REGISTER</a></span> | <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://addcal.co/e/ndia-dea" style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(29,66,137)">ADD TO CALENDAR</a></span> | <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://isoc.live/21102" style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(29,66,137)">PERMALINK</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px">On <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Thursday, 14 May 2026</span>, at <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">13:00 EDT (17:00 UTC)</span>, the <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://www.digitalinclusion.org/" style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(29,66,137)">National Digital Inclusion Alliance</a></span> (NDIA) will join advocates and members of Congress for a <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jd0QUUFTSEeCsryRRIM84Q#/registration" style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(29,66,137)">virtual press briefing</a></span> to discuss the <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://www.digitalinclusion.org/blog/the-digital-equity-act-one-year-later/" style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(29,66,137)">cancellation of the Digital Equity Act</a></span>, and the harms the cancellation has caused for the digital inclusion ecosystem.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">SPEAKERS</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Sen. Ben Ray Luján</span> (D-N.M.)<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Rep. Grace Meng</span> (D-N.Y.)<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Rep. Rob Menendez</span> (D-N.J.)<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Anna Gomez</span> – FCC Commissioner<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Frankie Miranda</span> – President and CEO, Hispanic Federation<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Angela Siefer</span> – Executive Director, National Digital Inclusion Alliance<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Gillian Cassell-Stiga</span> – Senior Counsel, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Belinda Parker-Mendoza</span> – resident of south Texas<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Marc H. Morial</span> – President and CEO, National Urban League<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Chris Lewis</span> – President and CEO, Public Knowledge<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Jessica Perez</span> – Digital Opportunity Senior Manager, Maine Connectivity Authority<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">JudeAnne Heath</span> – Executive Director, HTTP (Hispanic Tec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