Internet has transformed our world; yet 42% of people who make below $30,000 don’t have high speed home internet. When this is compared to the 2% in the highest income quartile who don’t have high speed internet at home the need for change becomes stark! This “digital divide” clearly excludes low-income individuals and families from what the United Nations now considers to be a human right, comparable with freedom of speech. This is why ACORN members from across Canada are fighting to ensure home high speed internet is affordable to low income families!

Posted July 17, 2014