Broadband access is not just a convenience, it’s essential for life under COVID-19.
Governor Lamont has proposed universal broadband by September 2022. But is the state taking strong enough steps to put all residents on an equal footing when it comes to internet access?
GUESTS:
Dr. John Horrigan - Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute; he was the author of a report released in September 2020 that looked at Connecticut’s digital divide during the pandemic. It was commissioned by Dalio Education
State Rep Bobby Sanchez- Representing New Britain in the Connecticut General Assembly; Co-Chair of the Education Committee
Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee - Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution
Broadband access is not just a convenience, it’s essential for life under COVID-19.
Governor Lamont has proposed universal broadband by September 2022. But is the state taking strong enough steps to put all residents on an equal footing when it comes to internet access?
GUESTS:
Dr. John Horrigan - Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute; he was the author of a report released in September 2020 that looked at Connecticut’s digital divide during the pandemic. It was commissioned by Dalio Education
State Rep Bobby Sanchez- Representing New Britain in the Connecticut General Assembly; Co-Chair of the Education Committee
Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee - Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution