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How are Black communities in the rural South dealing with digital redlining?

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham
Jan 26, 2024
Aallyah Wright of Capital B News traveled to Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia to see how people are coping with limited internet access.
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States get $42 billion to expand high-speed internet to underserved communities

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 27, 2023
The federal funding aims to ensure internet access is as widely accessible as electricity.
Nearly a quarter of Americans don't have high-speed internet at home. People of color, low-income people and rural residents are least likely to have access.
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Millions of eligible Americans are missing out on broadband internet subsidies

by Savannah Peters
Jan 24, 2022
People without reliable internet access can be hard to reach.
By one estimate, about 30 million American households are missing out on the FCC's monthly subsidy.
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FCC proposes rule change to help tribal libraries with broadband

by Savannah Peters
Oct 25, 2021
A change to the E-Rate program could help tribal libraries get online.
Navajo Nation is currently expanding internet capacity at local government and community centers that function like libraries through E-Rate, a Federal Communications Commission program that helps schools and libraries access affordable broadband.
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Broadband, computer subsidies on the way for those who qualify

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
May 11, 2021
Applications open May 12 for low-income consumers who need help paying for faster, more reliable internet.
Those who qualify will receive a discount on their monthly internet bill and money toward a new computer.
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Native American community colleges see enrollment declines because of COVID-19

by Aaron Bolton
Apr 14, 2021
Some students lacked internet and other technology for remote learning. Some schools have provided incentives like free laptops.
In the fall, first-time-freshman enrollment at tribal colleges fell an average of 11% nationwide.
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For people without internet service, getting a vaccination appointment can be difficult

by Andy Uhler
Mar 26, 2021
Appointment systems that rely on the internet don't take into account the digital divide in the U.S.
"That internet access problem is actually affecting the people that we need to be vaccinated the most: older people, people of color and other folks who have been traditionally marginalized," said Nicol Turner Lee, director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution.
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Change in FCC leadership may renew net neutrality battle

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 1, 2020
Ajit Pai's departure could lead to a Democratic majority on the commission and is expected to spark new policy fights.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai speaks before a Senate panel in June. The commission's balance of power may change under the Biden administration.
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For many in rural parts of the U.S., internet access is still elusive

by Andy Uhler
Oct 6, 2020
Rural counties in Mississippi received a $4.6 million grant to connect schools, businesses and public services to the internet.
The FCC has estimated it will take about $80 billion to bring broadband access to the whole country.
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Silicon Valley congressman on distributing tech jobs across the country

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Aug 12, 2020
Rep. Ro Khanna says we need to expand access to the innovation economy.
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, Democrat of California.
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