Citizens in Rural N.C. Feel Left Behind With Digital Divide
“Every morning, Alamance County resident Dawn Sutton wakes up and prepares for work. In a time when many are working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sutton has faced a unique challenge: She cannot get Internet access in her home.
Sutton lost her job at the start of the pandemic. When she found new employment, she learned she would need to complete eight weeks of training online. Sutton asked her son if she could work from his home each day for those eight weeks, to which he agreed.
Ten months later, Sutton is still working at her son’s house every day.”