In high-poverty L.A. neighborhoods, the poor pay more for internet service that delivers less
“A recent study by the California Community Foundation and Digital Equity Los Angeles laid out the stark differences in pricing and availability of internet services from two of L.A. County’s internet service providers — dominant ISP Charter Spectrum and Frontier. In the San Fernando Valley, Charter Spectrum offers residents of a Sylmar neighborhood with a 7% poverty rate $30 monthly service, guaranteed to stay locked in for two years. Another Sylmar community, with a 27% poverty rate, receives an offer of $70 per month with a one-year price guarantee. The two neighborhoods are a mile away from one another.”