Access to high-performance broadband is a civil rights issue according to Broadband for America Now, a report from the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society. An initial 2019 report, Broadband for America’s Future: A Vision for the 2020s, was scheduled to be updated this month to reflect new developments but changed direction as the COVID-19 pandemic made access to broadband essential as work, education and even healthcare moved online, leaving behind low-income and underserved populations.
Jonathan Sallet, the report’s author was featured at “Post-Election Briefing: New Federal Partnership on Broadband,” a webinar presented by California Forward (CA FWD) and the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF).