Internet Inequity in the US

Buffering & Disconnected

Expediting Society’s Transition Online

  • E-commerce is further progressing into the shopping experience of choice. Consumers have been either wary or unable to engage in in-person shopping.
  • The rise of the “Attention Economy” requires consumer engagement that can only be accomplished on digital platforms.
  • 37% of US jobs— almost half of all US wages — can be performed entirely at home.
  • Schools are engaging in hybrid or fully remote learning.
Chart taken from Newsday
Chart taken from Newsday

Haves and Have Nots

Image taken from Wall Street Journal
Chart taken from Pew Research

What’s the Holdup?

Graph taken from The Verge
Graph taken from Pew Research

How To Fix The Internet

1. Federal Funding

2. Municipal Broadband

3. State-Wide Initiatives

4. Societal Buy-In To Private Innovation & Internet-As-A-Utility

Why it Matters

Breakthroughs For Some

Image taken from Pew Research

Prioritize The People

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Exploring how technology affects people, business, and politics. Runner | Guitar Player | Fan of the Yankees, Giants, & the Knicks