By Dian Schaffhauser
01/26/21
The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition, a nonprofit that promotes open, affordable, high-quality broadband connections, has issued a roadmap for 2021, laying out what it will be pursuing in its mission of supplying internet access to an estimated 42 million unconnected people in the United States. At the heart of the solution is reliance on anchor institutions that need high-speed connectivity for their own operations and are well positioned to be able to share that with the surrounding community. Such organizations include K-12 districts, colleges and universities, libraries, hospitals, health clinics, public housing communities and houses of worship.
Morgan Griffith: Strides in closing the digital divide
Published Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, 12:04 am
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Morgan Griffith
Closing the digital divide is a challenge for American society in the 21st century that must be met. Internet connectivity brings with it economic growth, educational opportunities, individual quality of life, and many other assets, but rural areas lag behind urban ones in access to reliable internet service. Making the American dream available to all citizens requires building out internet infrastructure from sea to shining sea.