The Second Digital Divide: Closing the Gap on Broadband
Over the past ten years, Americans have enthusiastically embraced and adopted broadband Internet. Although we have made significant progress, a real digital divide still exists in the African American community.
Read MoreElected Officials Keep Pressure on FCC Over Upcoming Broadband Rules
Groups representing minority elected official organizations continue to worry that the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed rules on net neutrality will negatively impact minorities and low income communities, leaving them on the wrong side of the digital divide. In a conference call today, several organizations who submitted comments last week to the FCC reiterated their concerns [...]
Read MoreLawmakers Urge Incentives To Increase Broadband Adoption
A new report on the broadband needs of minority communities from a group of state legislators of color highlights the policy actions needed to increase broadband access in diverse communities, including incentives to encourage greater adoption. The report, titled Towards Access, Adoption & Inclusion, A Call for Digital Equality and Broadband Opportunity, goes beyond recognizing [...]
Read MoreHispanic Internet Use Outpaces Adoption Among Blacks, Whites
Internet use among Hispanics grew 10 percent between 2006 and 2008, far outpacing adoption rates among Blacks and Whites in the same period, according to a report issued this week by the Pew Hispanic Center. During the same time period, growth for Blacks was only two percent, and was only four percent for Whites. The [...]
Read MoreTech Firms Bring Free Broadband to Washington D.C.
Last week search giant Google, technology nonprofit One Economy, cell phone provider Cricket and hardware maker Qualcomm announced a plan to provide free broadband access for two years to low income communities in Washington, D.C. The program, called “Project Change Access, ” will distribute free computers and wireless broadband access cards through local community groups. [...]
Read MoreNew Survey Looks For Internet Adoption Solutions
African Americans and Hispanics agree that Internet access is critical to success, but still lag far behind in actual usage for a number of reasons, including privacy, cost, and education, according to a new survey. Earlier this month Brilliant Corners Research and Strategies surveyed 900 people to get their views on internet usage, and the [...]
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