1 4.4 million households with children dont have consistent access to computers for online learning during the pandemic
- Author: usafacts.org
- Published Date: 06/20/2022
- Review: 4.98 (959 vote)
- Summary: · At least 11 million students don’t have a computer for online learning at all, in addition to those that may need to share a single device with
- Matching search results: Reasons for not having home internet vary. Most families surveyed by NCES reported that they simply don’t need it. These families may choose to setup home internet during this pandemic. However, 34% reported not having internet because they were …
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2 7% of Americans dont use the internet. Who are they?
- Author: pewresearch.org
- Published Date: 01/28/2022
- Review: 4.78 (554 vote)
- Summary: · Yet today, 7% of U.S. adults say they do not use the internet, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted Jan. 25-Feb. 8, 2021
- Matching search results: Reasons for not having home internet vary. Most families surveyed by NCES reported that they simply don’t need it. These families may choose to setup home internet during this pandemic. However, 34% reported not having internet because they were …
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3 Millions of Students With Home Internet Access Still Cant Get Online
- Author: edsurge.com
- Published Date: 05/24/2022
- Review: 4.58 (470 vote)
- Summary: · Though about 12 million students in this country still lack any internet access at all—a problem cast into relief during the pandemic—there
- Matching search results: A plurality of those disconnected families rely on mobile phones to get onto the internet. Others still use dial-up or have no internet at all. Cost remains the biggest barrier, though a notable number of families say there are simply no service …
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4 42 million Americans don’t have high-speed internet. Local providers may be the key
- Author: npr.org
- Published Date: 04/28/2022
- Review: 4.38 (320 vote)
- Summary: · CONDOS: It’s estimated that 42 million Americans still don’t have high-speed internet. And in places like Western Kansas, the reason is
- Matching search results: CONDOS: University of Virginia professor Christopher Ali studies rural broadband policy. He says that community-focused mission makes local companies the best hope for wiring rural America and that the big national players have failed to deliver on …
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5 So many people don&039t have internet — and it&039s not their fault
- Author: mashable.com
- Published Date: 05/29/2022
- Review: 4.17 (242 vote)
- Summary: · Her story may sound familiar to the 77 million Americans who don’t have an adequate home internet connection. Only two-thirds of people who live
- Matching search results: Vistabeam is also building out its fixed wireless network, which uses radio frequency to transmit and receive internet data. While Vistabeam also uses fiber where it’s currently available, fixed wireless is typically how Larsen reaches his more …
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6 Coronavirus has exposed the digital divide like never before
- Author: weforum.org
- Published Date: 12/04/2021
- Review: 3.86 (509 vote)
- Summary: · In total, 3.7 billion people have no internet access. The majority are in poorer countries, where the need to spread information about how to
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7 Whos not using the internet? Ask the nearly 33 million Americans who arent!
- Author: allconnect.com
- Published Date: 04/10/2022
- Review: 3.79 (396 vote)
- Summary: · In today’s ever-connected world, finding someone who doesn’t use the internet can feel a bit like finding a four-leaf clover
- Matching search results: Today, those worries still hold true as the digital divide continues to deepen. Nearly 44% of American households making less than $30,000 a year don’t have broadband internet access, defined by the FCC as speeds of 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps …
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8 21 Million Americans Still Lack Broadband Connectivity
- Author: pewtrusts.org
- Published Date: 11/24/2021
- Review: 3.49 (272 vote)
- Summary: · Pew will provide research and data to help policymakers working to expand access · What is broadband? · Who doesn’t have access? · Connecting
- Matching search results: Today, those worries still hold true as the digital divide continues to deepen. Nearly 44% of American households making less than $30,000 a year don’t have broadband internet access, defined by the FCC as speeds of 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps …
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9 New NPD Report: Only 50% of Homes in the Continental US Receive True Broadband Internet Access
- Author: npd.com
- Published Date: 12/14/2021
- Review: 3.35 (318 vote)
- Summary: · According to NPD’s Rural America report, more rural and less connected areas of the U.S. have far lower ownership levels of connected devices,
- Matching search results: Port Washington, NY, March 8, 2022 – For many a broadband connection means having the ability to stream the latest binge-worthy shows, conference call with colleagues who are miles away, and monitor your home via smart devices from another state. …
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10 20 Providers Offering 30-a-Month High-Speed Internet Access
- Author: aarp.org
- Published Date: 03/06/2022
- Review: 3.06 (273 vote)
- Summary: · About 14.5 million Americans — and 22 percent of those 65 and older — don’t have access to high-speed internet, at least 25 Mbps download
- Matching search results: Dawit Kahsai, senior legislative representative for AARP, said the organization “is pleased to see the commitment from the White House to ensure that high-speed internet is not only accessible but affordable for all Americans — including older …
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11 Killing Home Internet Is the Most Productive Thing Ive Ever Done
- Author: theminimalists.com
- Published Date: 10/08/2021
- Review: 2.95 (88 vote)
- Summary: But you run a popular website, how could you possibly go without Internet service at home? My answer is easy: I plan my Internet use. I don’t do so in a
- Matching search results: You will hate it at first. You’ll want to get online to do something stupid and you won’t be able to. Then you’ll want to get online to do something “important,” but you won’t be able to do that, either. It’s like quitting smoking: you’ll have a …
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12 Nearly a Quarter of US Households Don&039t Have Internet Access
- Author: pcmag.com
- Published Date: 01/16/2022
- Review: 2.84 (76 vote)
- Summary: · Have you had internet problems lately? You might be shocked to hear that 22.5% of all US households—that’s 27.6 million homes—have no
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13 More Than 14 Million Households Across U.S. Dont Have Internet
- Author: lendingtree.com
- Published Date: 08/02/2022
- Review: 2.61 (84 vote)
- Summary: · An average of 12.22% of households across the nation’s 50 states don’t have internet access
- Matching search results: *The Census Bureau doesn’t list the types of internet subscriptions that may fall under this category. They do note that the American Community Survey is based on self-reported data, so it’s possible that some types of internet classified as “other” …
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14 Eighth Broadband Progress Report
- Author: fcc.gov
- Published Date: 01/29/2022
- Review: 2.53 (57 vote)
- Summary: Notwithstanding this progress, the Report finds that approximately 19 million Americans—6 percent of the population—still lack access to fixed broadband service at threshold speeds
- Matching search results: The nation has made significant progress expanding high-speed Internet access in recent years, but further implementation of major reforms newly adopted by the Federal Communications Commission is required before broadband will be available to the …
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15 Many Americans still dont have internet access — Congress should help
- Author: thehill.com
- Published Date: 03/15/2022
- Review: 2.58 (148 vote)
- Summary: · Yet according to a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) December 2018 Internet Access Services report, 44 million households do not even have
- Matching search results: Last month, the House of Representatives passed an infrastructure bill, the Moving Forward Act, containing strong provisions to expand broadband access that create and protect good jobs across the country. The legislation not only provides millions …
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16 Digitally Divided: Over 27 Million Households Dont Have Internet Access
- Author: rbr.com
- Published Date: 01/07/2022
- Review: 2.41 (64 vote)
- Summary: · Yet, it is indeed true. Some 27.6 million U.S. households lack a home internet connection. That’s according to a new deep dive into the latest
- Matching search results: Last month, the House of Representatives passed an infrastructure bill, the Moving Forward Act, containing strong provisions to expand broadband access that create and protect good jobs across the country. The legislation not only provides millions …
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17 Two thirds of the worlds school-age children have no internet access at home, new UNICEF-ITU report says
- Author: unicef.org
- Published Date: 02/02/2022
- Review: 2.29 (133 vote)
- Summary: · The report How Many Children and Youth Have Internet Access at Home? notes a similar lack of access among young people aged 15-24 years old,
- Matching search results: The digital divide is perpetuating inequalities that already divide countries and communities, the report notes. Children and young people from the poorest households, rural and lower income states are falling even further behind their peers and are …
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18 Around 900,000 Australian households still don’t have in … – ACCAN
- Author: accan.org.au
- Published Date: 07/28/2022
- Review: 2.25 (69 vote)
- Summary: · … Around 900,000 Australian households still don’t have in-home internet … for many vulnerable communities and people on low incomes
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