Rooted in Community: The Equitable Internet Initiative, with Janice Gates

About 38% of households in Detroit have no broadband connection at home with 63% of low-income households with no broadband connection. The median household income in Detroit is $26,249. Up to 70% of school-aged children in Detroit have no Internet access at home. In Detroit’s lower-income communities, affordable internet access either does not exist or… Continue reading Rooted in Community: The Equitable Internet Initiative, with Janice Gates

Small is Beautiful: Telecommunications as if people mattered, with Steve Song

Slightly more than half of the world is connected to the internet but the growth of affordable access infrastructure in rural areas in general and poorer countries in particular has begun to slow. The pandemic has revealed the importance of affordable internet access for ALL citizens but current market strategies and regulation have not succeeded… Continue reading Small is Beautiful: Telecommunications as if people mattered, with Steve Song