### Question
What does digital equity mean?


### Answer
**Digital equity** has the following meaning in *47 U.S.C. § 1721*:

> the condition in which individuals and communities have the information technology capacity that is needed for full participation in the society and economy of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *47 U.S.C. § 1721*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 16-BROADBAND ACCESS > SUBCHAPTER II-DIGITAL EQUITY ACT OF 2021**

