Subject: Half of low-income Americans don't have this:
From: "The White House" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 14:54:19 -0600

The White House

Half of low-income Americans don't have this:

Right now, even though more than 98 percent 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.

(Scroll down to take a look at an infographic laying out exactly what that "digital divide" looks like.)

This is a problem. A high-speed connection is no longer a nice-to-have for the privileged few. Increasingly, you need an internet connection to find a job, to do your homework, and to stay in touch with the people you know. It's an economic necessity when it comes to communicating, collaborating, and doing business on a global scale.

We're doing something big to fix this. Today, the President is traveling to Durant, Oklahoma to announce ConnectHome -- 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.

http://click.mail.whitehouse.gov/?qs=0d28741453192536ca248ef72e7bde528180d7e455e8b1a222f0f59b5a6c1a719ab9cd3b5888102a 
Learn more about what that looks like, and how we're connecting all of America -- then watch the President speak today at 6:45 p.m. Eastern. 

And, ahead of his remarks, make sure you take a look at what the "digital divide" in America looks like:

http://click.mail.whitehouse.gov/?qs=0d2874145319253647a94f018052992b8e8ed029a81cde018fb83d843f9c6d68d766c3b385e0ff1e 

 

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