Cohen presses for action to bridge America’s digital divide | Speed Matters – Internet Speed Test

With Internet speeds and access in most of the developed world leaving the United States in the dust, America's low-income and minority households are particularly at risk of being left behind in the digital world, CWA President Larry Cohen told the Minority Broadband Summit in a keynote speech Wednesday.

The event was sponsored by the Alliance for Digital Equality, a coalition of corporate, consumer, public policy and other organizations including CWA that is pushing for broadband expansion in rural and inner city areas. The summit brought together policy makers, media and others to address the critical issues facing underserved communities...