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New report HERE.
One rather amazing example in the report (pg 25):
For example, a focus group of community intermediaries in Philadelphia, drawn from groups working on digital inclusion in the city, told us that Comcast claims to offer complete coverage of the Philadelphia area but refuses to provide services to residents of Philadelphia Housing Authority developments—a population of 81,000. Although Verizon does provide DSL coverage to Housing Authority residents, such service requires Verizon phone service, which many residents choose to do without.
Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.
NY Times story HERE reports that 260 residents at Valencia Gardens , a HOPE VI public housing project in San Francisco have gained access to 100MB Internet connections. [Cable bandwidth is generally in the 6MB or below range].
Story says up to 2,500 public housing residents throughout the city are expected to gain similar access in the future.
SF Housing Authority HOPE VI Information about Valencia Gardens is HERE.
One of partners in bringing this service to residents is one of my favorite organizations and websites, the highly recommended Internet Archive.
