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April 27, 2022

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Created by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance with support from AARP, this six-part fact sheet series explains the challenges many communities and residents still face due to the lack of broadband (aka: high-speed internet) access and the devices needed for making online connections.

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Offline Places Are Getting Online

Landlines and phone booths aren’t artifacts in locations without internet service. (Pictured, a pay phone at the International Peace Garden on the U.S. - Canadian border in North Dakota.) Visit the AARP Livable Communities “Broadband Archive” for a list of articles about how rural towns, cities and counties — including many in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities — are creating or expanding internet access.

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Livability News & Notes

A Broad Horizon — Policymakers focusing on broadband connectivity need to consider a variety of conditions, including population density, average incomes, geology, topography and the range of competitive offerings already available. Source: Fortune ►

The Need for More Housing — Learn why there’s never been such a shortage of homes in the United States as there is now. Source: NPR ►

Mapping Disparities — My Community Explorer (or MCE) is an interactive map-based tool that highlights demographic and socioeconomic data that measure inequality. Source: U.S. Census ►

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