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OMG! 50% Poor Americans Are Away From Economic Necessity,The Internet

Jul. 16 Economy, Glamour, World Comments

]Washington DC]OMG! 50% Poor Americans Are Away From Economic Necessity,The Internet
50% of low-income Americans Are Poor To Access The Internet .
Right now, even though more than 98 % of Americans have access to internet service, one in four doesn’t have it at home.
For low-income Americans, that number jumps to one in two.
This is a problem. A high-speed connection is no longer a nice-to-have for the privileged few. Increasingly, an internet connection to find a job+to do homework+ to stay in touch with the Known people . It’s an economic necessity when it comes to communicating, collaborating, and doing business on a global scale.
Today, the President Barack Obama is traveling to Durant, Oklahoma to announce Connect Home — a new pilot program launching in 27 cities and one tribal nation, and initially helping to connect more than 275,000 low-income households with the support they need to access the internet at home
Source White House.

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