With one in four Americans lacking high-speed internet at home, some resort to sitting outside closed cafes and libraries to access free Wi-Fi
Cecilia Kang / New York Times : Tweets: @tomwarren , @webfoundation , @facttank , @reprokhanna , @drewharwell , @chrisensingcbc , @shiraovide , and @mayawiley Tweets: Tom Warren / @tomwarren : rural broadband is so bad in the US that teachers are having to drive to parking lots to get WiFi so they can teach students from their cars https://www.nytimes.com/... @webfoundation : Desperate for WiFi, with nowhere to go but the parking lot. 🚗🌐 🔹 @ceciliakang tells the story of people in the US camped out in their cars for access: https://www.nytimes.com/... 🔹 We must work to bridge the shocking global digital divide. Here's how ⬇️ https://webfoundation.org/... @facttank : 37% of Americans now go online mostly using a smartphone, and these devices are increasingly cited as a reason for not having a high-speed internet connection at home https://www.pewresearch.org/ ... https://twitter.com/... Rep. Ro Khanna / @reprokhanna : We are the wealthiest nation on earth. How, in 2020, we have folks sitting in their cars outside of public libraries just to get online is just beyond me. Universal broadband isn't a luxury: it's a basic requirement for the 21st century digital economy. https://twitter.com/... Drew Harwell / @drewharwell : “Broadband is like water and electricity now, and yet it's still being treated like a luxury” https://twitter.com/... Chris Ensing / @chrisensingcbc : Again and again my mind circles back to this, that internet access isn't the same and what that means for those without. https://twitter.com/... Shira Ovide / @shiraovide : A great story, and another reminder that Americans who live in rural areas are among those most left behind by internet access gaps. There's plenty of blame to go around for this problem. https://twitter.com/... Maya Wiley / @mayawiley : We need a Works Project Administration style gov't hiring program to put our youth to work setting up community-level wireless hotspots. The model exists. It's the will we need. #DigitalEquity #CoronavirusNYC: “Parking Lots Have Become a Digital Lifeline” https://www.nytimes.com/...