Blacks Continue to Climb on Broadband Bandwagon
Broadband use among blacks has grown, but still lags behind whites. The rate of African Americans adopting broadband has grown to 56% from 46% at a similar point in 2009. That translates to a 22%...
View ArticleComcast Extends Program Offering Low-Income Families Free Broadband Access
Comcast Corporation Executive Vice President David L. Cohen today announced the company’s Internet Essentials program, which provides broadband access to low-income families, would continue...
View ArticleNo Same-Day for You: Amazon and Other Examples of Unequal Access in Tech
An explosive report from Bloomberg reveals that Amazon’s same-day delivery service, “excludes predominantly black ZIP codes to varying degrees, according to a Bloomberg analysis that compared Amazon...
View ArticleHere’s Why This Week’s Net Neutrality Ruling is Good for You
Consumers scored a major victory with the U.S. Appeals Court upholding net neutrality rules. What is net neutrality? It’s the idea that Internet access, be it broadband, DSL, or even dial-up, should...
View ArticleHere’s Why You Should Give a Damn About Net Neutrality
The hotly-debated topic, net neutrality, is back in the news—and it’s all because of President Trump. Net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers and governments regulating the...
View Article[Updated] Trump’s FCC Chief Ending Free Internet for Poor Families
President Trump’s newly appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ajit Pai, will reverse a program that provides low-income families with internet access.* Called Lifeline,...
View ArticleVerizon Is Sending A Big Message to its Customers With This Change
Face it, high-speed internet is not cheap, and or those with poor to little credit, it can be a real hassle trying to obtain monthly cable and internet service. Verizon now offers a new prepaid plan...
View ArticleA Game Plan to Finally Connect Every American to Broadband
According to a recent Gallup survey, more than 60 percent of Americans have been able to work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to high-speed internet connections. Since 1996, U.S....
View ArticleAdvisory: Black Church Leaders to Hold a National Day of Action for Digital...
Black Churches 4 Digital Equity (BC4DE), a nationwide movement of Black church leaders mobilizing to close the digital divide in Black communities, will organize a National Day of Action on Sept. 24,...
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