A series of studies by John Dunbar and Jacob Fenton at the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University on the links between poverty, rural life and lack of broadband access.
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Speed for Some
Update: After 56,000 signed the petition, Comcast upgraded speed and added seniors to the digital inclusion program. We won! Continue reading Speed for Some
Rural Broadband Lag Persists
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(Full report available below).
Snipped excerpt:
A greater proportion of rural Americans continue to lack access to broadband at all speeds compared to their urban counterparts. Continue reading Rural Broadband Lag Persists
AT&T and Verizon: What Digital Divide?
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To help close the digital divide, the Federal Communications Commission is offering phone companies millions of dollars to expand high-speed Internet service to rural Americans.
But the nation’s two largest phone companies — AT&T and Verizon — have told the FCC to keep the money. Continue reading AT&T and Verizon: What Digital Divide?