Neighborhoods Still Working to Close Digital Gap

(Chicago Tribune) — Although we are amid a digital revolution, digital connectedness is on the wish list of many residents inChicago’s low-income neighborhoods this holiday season.  Studies have shown that cost is a major barrier to Internet access, especially in the home. In Chicago, nearly 40 percent of residents do not have the broadband connections required to compete in the Digital Age.  “This is typical of what we see in low-income communities,” said Karen Mossberger, professor of public administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who co-wrote the study “Digital Excellence in Chicago: A Citywide View of Technology Use.”

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