Broadband internet isn’t equally available to L.A. County’s low-income residents, report says
“The pandemic proved how crucial it is to be connected to the internet. Without it, students couldn’t learn online, residents had a harder time making COVID-19 vaccine appointments and loved ones found it more difficult to stay in touch. But not everyone in Los Angeles County has equal access to the kind of high-speed broadband that makes these everyday tasks doable. And low-income residents often pay more for the same or worse service than their neighbors in higher-income areas, according to a new report from the California Community Foundation and Digital Equity L.A., a coalition of local community groups.”