Breaking a Lifeline to the Internet

2024-04-21 05:37 PM by Tyler Fields

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stopped accepting applications for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a pandemic-era discount for qualified low-income households to obtain reliable and quality broadband service. As of January 1st, over 23 million households were enrolled in the program. Funding is expected to run out in April, months before the original …

How Monopolies and Maps Are Killing ‘Internet for All’

2023-12-06 03:13 AM by Tyler Fields

The flatlands of Oakland is where the city’s digital divide is most pronounced. From West Oakland all the way into deep East Oakland, areas with the highest concentration of low-income residents, an estimated 37,000 households do not have high-quality access to the internet. While nearby Silicon Valley money has made the price of real estate …