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FCC tries bridging the digital divide

February 27, 2012 In Blog, Internet By Amy Dunayevich

FCC tries bridging the digital divide

The FCC is introducing a pilot program in hopes to address the digital divide.

From ColorLines:

“The reality is that the digital divide still exists. Only about 60 percent of users in America have access to home-based broadband connections, and many low-income, black and Latino households lack access. While many black and Latino users have used smartphones to help bridge the digital divide, the wireless market is rife with dangerous deregulation. And in any case, home-based broadband connections allow users to more fully participate in democracy, particularly as more jobs, classes and government services move online.”

Can the FCC solve this? Read more about the proposed “Lifeline” program here, here, and here.

 

Thank you to staffer Kimberly Lehmann for the links!

Amy Dunayevich

Amy Dunayevich is a third year student at Fordham University School of Law and is Fordham IPLJ's Technology Editor. Originally from the Detroit suburbs, Amy spent two years in the Peace Corps living in Eastern Europe without running water but with high-speed internet. Amy now lives in Brooklyn with her little black pug Roxanne. Although pursuing a career in the public interest, Amy finds intellectual property law to be extremely relevant, interesting, and important.