Free Press
America's Digital Divide: A Fact of Life For Tens of Millions
by InternetForEveryone.org
Comcast, Verizon, AT&T and other telco giants have spent mad public relations money spreading the myth that the digital divide is a thing of the past. But redlining of and denial of service to poor and minority communities have been a core feature of the business models of the cable industry since its start decades ago, and of the phone companies for more than a century. In the 21st century, cheap available broadband internet is as necessary to economic development as paved streets and roads. Communitgies without it will become or remain economic, educational, business and social backwaters.
Don't stop here. Explore the links below, which trace the stories, in print and video, of five instances in which the digital divide affects access to careers and employment, to health care, to the basic rights of citizenship and humanity we should all be able to take for granted.
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