Measuring Inclusion
The Worst Connected U.S. Cities of 2015
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance today releases its new list of "The Top 25 Worst Connected U.S. Cities, 2015". Our rankings for 2015 are based on recently released Census data on home access to fixed broadband Internet services. This includes wireline...
Good News – AT&T Has a Change of Heart
I have good news. On September 5, I revealed in a blog article on the NDIA website that AT&T officials had told us they would continue to deny "Access from AT&T" discount service to many thousands of eligible low-income households living at addresses where...
“Access From AT&T” Not Available to 1.5 Mbps Households
AT&T has declined to make its new low-cost Internet program available to many thousands of eligible households who have the bad luck to live at an address where the company's maximum download speed for new residential accounts is below 3 mbps. Here’s the story....
Where’s the FCC’s 2014 neighborhood broadband data?
Every six months, each "Facilities-based Provider of Broadband Connections to End Users" in the U.S. is required to report to the FCC on the number and speed of its fixed broadband connections (cable, DSL, fiber or satellite) in each U.S. Census block. This data,...
Worst-Connected U.S. Cities in 2014
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance today releases two new rankings of America's "25 Worst-Connected Cities in 2014" -- for all households, and for households with annual incomes below $35,000. Using data from the 2014 American Community Survey (ACS) released last...
Worst-Connected U.S. Cities In 2014
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance today releases two new rankings of America's "25 Worst-Connected Cities in 2014" -- for all households, and for households with annual incomes below $35,000. Using data from the 2014 American Community Survey (ACS) released last...
Pew: No Internet use by 26% of Americans with household incomes below $30,000
A tweet yesterday from the Pew Research Center calls attention to the 2015 installment of the Center's annual survey of American's Internet use, released back on June 26. It shows that the percent of U.S. adults living in lower-income households (incomes below...
Census shows digital divide closely linked to household incomes
In 2013, more than half of U.S. households with incomes below $20,000 still lacked any kind of home Internet subscription including mobile or dial-up, according to the U.S. Census American Community Survey, or ACS. The ACS showed much lower percentages of households...