Revati Prasad
@raveuhtea.bsky.social
Working on meaningful internet access for all
Maine was the first state to have their digital equity plan approved. They know why this work matters, to Mainers and everyone else. www.benton.org/blog/why-lea...
Why Leading with Digital Equity Matters
Maine is the first state in the country to have its Digital Equity Plan approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
www.benton.org
May 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Maine was the first state to have their digital equity plan approved. They know why this work matters, to Mainers and everyone else. www.benton.org/blog/why-lea...
While 80 percent of White adults report having a broadband connection at home, smaller shares of Black and Hispanic adults say the same—71 percent and 65 percent, respectively.
www.benton.org/blog/race-et...
www.benton.org/blog/race-et...
Race, Ethnicity, and Digital Equity
The impact of racial discrimination on broadband adoption
www.benton.org
May 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
While 80 percent of White adults report having a broadband connection at home, smaller shares of Black and Hispanic adults say the same—71 percent and 65 percent, respectively.
www.benton.org/blog/race-et...
www.benton.org/blog/race-et...
Less than 60 percent of rural households have broadband service. mikeconlow.substack.com/p/comparing-...
Comparing broadband access to adoption in urban, suburban, and rural America
One of the very first posts I wrote on this site, in December 2020, was a comparison of how many people have access to broadband versus how many people have subscribed to broadband service.
mikeconlow.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Less than 60 percent of rural households have broadband service. mikeconlow.substack.com/p/comparing-...
About 15 percent of U.S. Veterans lack the connectivity they need for telehealth and other services.
connectedcare.va.gov/sites/defaul...
connectedcare.va.gov/sites/defaul...
connectedcare.va.gov
May 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
About 15 percent of U.S. Veterans lack the connectivity they need for telehealth and other services.
connectedcare.va.gov/sites/defaul...
connectedcare.va.gov/sites/defaul...
Before this law was passed, researchers found that 22 million American seniors (42 percent) did not have wired broadband. oats.org/wp-content/u...
oats.org
May 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Before this law was passed, researchers found that 22 million American seniors (42 percent) did not have wired broadband. oats.org/wp-content/u...
97 percent of households that make over $75,000 have home broadband. For households making less than $20,000? That number is less than 72 percent.
data.census.gov/table/ACSST5...
data.census.gov/table/ACSST5...
data.census.gov
May 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
97 percent of households that make over $75,000 have home broadband. For households making less than $20,000? That number is less than 72 percent.
data.census.gov/table/ACSST5...
data.census.gov/table/ACSST5...
But as @johnbhorrigan.bsky.social's analysis of American Community Survey data showed (and has consistently shown) that people over 60 are less likely to have home internet access or appropriate devices to access these services online.
April 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
But as @johnbhorrigan.bsky.social's analysis of American Community Survey data showed (and has consistently shown) that people over 60 are less likely to have home internet access or appropriate devices to access these services online.