Both the public and private sectors have come to the long overdue realization that closing the digital divide must be a top priority, with hundreds of millions of dollars and a plethora of programs dedicated to achieving this critical goal.
The attention is welcome. But it has resulted in a siloed response that fails to holistically address all three of the underlying causes of the lack of connectivity in underserved communities—affordability, infrastructure and digital literacy. Continuing down this path could not only delay closure of the digital divide but widen it.
Now more than ever, fast and reliable online access is not a “nice to have” but a
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