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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exacerbated existing inequities
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Dramatic inequities in technology access and utilization. Not everyone has the high-speed broadband required for online education, telemedicine and online shopping. The Federal Communications Commission has estimated it would take $40 billion to close the bulk of the broadband gap. But many people also lack laptops, notebooks, smartphones or electronic devices that allow them to stream videos and take advantage of new modes of service delivery…. These types of inequities are intolerable injustices that create nearly insoluble gaps with serious social and economic consequences.
Susan Ohanian 