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The surprising link between Covid-19 deaths and … internet access

March 18, 2022/

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The case for treating internet access as a health necessity.

By Keren Landman

What’s New in Digital Equity: Internet Access Impacts COVID-19 Deaths

 

Plus, the FCC has opened an inquiry seeking public comment on what constitutes digital discrimination, New York state undertakes major effort to enroll eligible families in federal broadband programs, and more.

 

2022 Montana Broadband Availability Map – How is your location doing?

Click in the map to see county statistics in a popup. Zoom in until country boundaries appear and click in the map to see relevant statistics. Zoom in still further to see Served / Unserved / Underserved / Frontier Locations in the map.

New ‘digital equity’ data, mapping tools opened to state and local agencies

The “Digital Equity Intelligence Center,” is a library of data models and an interactive map-based application. The tools allow states and cities to skip much of the data modeling needed to understand the digital divide

 


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