EducationSuperHighway recently announced its plans to close the broadband affordability gap for 18 million American households that have access to the internet but can’t afford to connect.
The national non-profit launched its No Home Left Offline campaign by releasing a new report, revealing affordability is now the number one cause of the digital divide. About 18.1 million unconnected households, comprising 46.9 people, are simply offline because they cannot afford an available an internet connection, according to the group.
The report shares EducationSuperHighway’s plans to remedy the problem, including:
- Building a public-private partnership much like the one that connected 99% of schools
- Expanding ISP data partnerships to enable the identification of unconnected households
- Helping states design their broadband affordability plans
- Creating playbooks and tools to help states, cities and trusted institutions close the broadband affordability gap using the Broadband Adoption Center and Free Apartment Wi-Fi programs
Petrichor applauds EducationSuperHighway for its bold commitment to closing the broadband affordability gap and invites public agencies, internet service providers and legislators to learn more and share this critical work.
No Home Left Offline Press Release