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<h3 class="m_8876724267512768664text-default">Making internet service more affordable and accessible to all</h3>
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<p class="m_8876724267512768664text-default"><em>Consumer Reports</em> is asking public libraries to help promote its nationwide search for the truth about internet service in a first-of-its-kind effort, “Broadband Together.” The initiative aims to collect thousands of internet bills from consumers across the U.S. — including those facing disparities in broadband access.</p>
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<p class="m_8876724267512768664text-default">We rely on broadband internet every day. However, a digital divide persists between those who have and can afford internet service and those who cannot. People without broadband access are disproportionately Black, Latinx, Indigenous, rural or low-income.</p>
<p class="m_8876724267512768664text-default">Together, we can change that.</p>
<p class="m_8876724267512768664text-default">In partnership with a diverse coalition of more than 40 organizations across the country, <em>Consumer Reports</em> is conducting a large-scale study of the cost of broadband and is asking public libraries and other civic institutions to help drive national participation.</p>
<p class="m_8876724267512768664text-default">The project invites consumers to test their internet speed, submit a copy of their internet service provider (ISP) bill, and complete a short questionnaire. <em>Consumer Reports</em> aims to collect and analyze thousands of bills and use the data to determine if prices and service vary because of where people live, because of lack of choice in internet providers, or because of exorbitant fees and charges. The findings from this investigation will help the coalition press policymakers in Washington, D.C., to deliver greater access to fair, affordable, reliable internet service.</p>
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