OTTAWA --
An Ottawa community group is calling on the city of Ottawa to create more accessible internet for low income families and they say it’s needed now more than ever.
Many low income families have been struggling to stay connected. ACORN Ottawa wants to change that.
They are asking the city to use the infrastructure they already have to offer their own internet service to those who need it most.
Blaine Cameron is the ACORN chair for Ottawa Centre. He says current internet rates are unattainable for most families.
"The major telecoms don’t offer a service that is quality and affordable," says Cameron. "A municipal broadband program that is community controlled and one that's not sold to the big telecoms. We’d like non-profits and community to be the ISP’s."