2018 HELO Leadership Retreat. The Economic Impact of the Digital Divide on the Latino Community

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1 2018 HELO Leadership Retreat The Economic Impact of the Digital Divide on the Latino Community

2 on the Latino Community Speakers: Joseph Torres, Senior Director of Policy & Engagement, Free Press David Luna, Vice Mayor, City of Mesa, Arizona

3 24 Million Americans still lack access to Broadband

4 24 Million Americans still lack access to Broadband 98 percent of Americans living in urban areas have at least one option for broadband service.

5 24 Million Americans still lack access to Broadband 98 percent of Americans living in urban areas have at least one option for broadband service Only 69 percent of people in rural areas do

6 24 Million Americans still lack access to Broadband 98 percent of Americans living in urban areas have at least one option for broadband service Only 69 percent of people in rural areas do More than 5 million households with children in schools do not subscribe to broadband service either because of affordability or availability

7 24 Million Americans still lack access to Broadband 98 percent of Americans living in urban areas have at least one option for broadband service Only 69 percent of people in rural areas do More than 5 million households with children in schools do not subscribe to broadband service either because of affordability or availability Most teachers report assigning homework that requires broadband

8 24 Million Americans still lack access to Broadband 98 percent of Americans living in urban areas have at least one option for broadband service Only 69 percent of people in rural areas do More than 5 million households with children in schools do not subscribe to broadband service either because of affordability or availability Most teachers report assigning homework that requires broadband Most markets have an effective monopoly/duopoly or broadband providers.few options are available keeping prices high

9 Nearly half of states preempt cities and public utilities with partially or fully from investing in municipally-owned broadband infrastructure.

10 Home Broadband Adoption & Utilization Statistics by Race Over Home Broadband Use Overall -No Internet Use: Hispanic-64.5% Hispanic-26.1% Hispanic-35% Black-65.3% Black-29.6% Black-24% White-75.2% White-20% White-14% US Avg.-71.0% U.S. -22% US avg.-20% Adults-Don t Use Broadband at Home, But Own Smartphones

11 Rural Broadband Adoption 61% of rural Americans used the Internet from home in 2015, up from 29% in Rural Americans were 9% less likely than urban residents to use a smartphone in They were also 6% less likely to use a tablet. 30% of rural residents ages 15 and older did not use the Internet at all in 2015, compared with 23% of urban residents.

12 Rural Broadband Adoption Research by the FCC, which defines home broadband as 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upstream, indicates: 39% of rural Americans, compared to 4% of urban Americans lack access 34% of non-metro healthcare facilities lack adequate speeds Cannot upload electronic medical records and exchange health information

13 Rural Broadband Adoption 42% of public libraries have speeds less than 10Mbps. 75% of rural libraries have lower download speeds than their urban counterparts 23% of schools do not met the FCC s 100 Kbps per student standard. Rural schools lack access to high-speed fiber and pay more than twice as much for bandwidth

14 Contact Information: Joseph Torres David Luna NLC Information Technology & Communications Federal Advocacy Cmt. Angelia Panettieri