The Federal Communications Commission has voted to provide subsidies to low income families for broadband Internet service. The decision expands on the 1980’s era Lifeline program that provided a monthly subsidy of $9.25 for voice-only phone...
Read More →The digital divide is real. Too many low income black families are falling behind in education and employment opportunities due to the prohibitive costs of computers and Internet access. This lack of access to technology...
Read More →President Obama announced a broad initiative intended to provide high-speed Internet service to low-income households. The announcement came last Wednesday. The pilot program, named ConnectHome, hopes to deliver high-speed broadband access to over 275,000 low-income households...
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