So many people don t have internet â and it s not their fault
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2021-04-06 13:30:00 UTC
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When Georgianne Wright and her 13-year-old grandson, Keiontay, wanted to use the internet before the pandemic, she d try the prepaid wireless plan she purchased from a national service provider. But the pair often gave up on browsing the internet or watching a movie thanks to the slow connection. It wasn t working. It didn t benefit neither one of us, says Wright, who is Keiontay s primary caregiver and lives in Highland Park, a small city surrounded by Detroit.