As part of the State Digital Equity Plan, MBI is committed to continuing to grow and foster digital equity across Massachusetts. As part of this effort, MBI launched a Request for Information (RFI) on January 31, 2025 seeking responses from digital equity service providers or vendors. To qualify, entities had to attest that they are currently providing digital equity services in Massachusetts or are based in the U.S. and capable of providing services in Massachusetts at the time of RFI response, March 28, 2025.
MBI identified service providers and vendors of the following services:
- Digital literacy
- Device refurbishment and/or distribution
- Education, outreach and adoption
- Public spaces internet modernization
- WiFi access
The RFI was not a mechanism to pre-qualify service providers and vendors for future funding from MassTech/MBI. Furthermore, the results published from this RFI do not serve as an endorsement on behalf of MassTech/MBI.
The resulting database contains 50 unique organizations.
Intended Use
The Digital Equity Resource List offers a database of available service providers and vendors that align with MBI’s definitions of digital inclusion services.
This first version of the Resource List is primarily for interested organizations and digital equity practitioners to:
- Learn about the market that provides services related to digital literacy, device refurbishment and/or distribution, education, outreach, and adoption, public spaces internet modernization, and WiFi access.
- Connect to potential service providers and vendors that may support program design, planning and implementation.
How to Navigate the Resource List
To assist individuals in reading and referencing the list, MBI has produced a How To Guide for navigating the Airtable database and also published all responses in a single PDF file.
How To Guide PDF of All Responses
For inquiries, please contact broadband@masstech.org.