Digital News
A staggering number of St. Louisans are affected by the digital divide. This group wants to do something about it
April 22, 2022 at 4:55:00 PM
St. Louis Magazine
Consider San Antonio, Texas. In September 2021, SA Digital Connects—a group of public, private, and community partners that seeks to address the digital divide—formed.
Amanda Woytus
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KSAT Q&A: SA Digital Connects Executive Director discusses the digital divide in San Antonio
February 23, 2022 at 1:04:00 AM
KSAT
Marina Alderete Gavito, executive director of SA Digital Connects, joined Tuesday's KSAT Q&A to discuss how the organization is advocating for local leaders to designate funding for initiatives to bridge the digital divide.
Steve Spriester and Myra Arthur
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KSAT
Local nonprofit formed to shrink SA's digital divide
October 11, 2021 at 5:00:00 PM
San Antonio Business Journal
Former USAA and TechBloc executive to take the helm of the entity that has backing of corporations like Toyota, the Spurs and H-E-B
Jeannette E. Garcia
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CARLOS JAVIER SANCHEZ | SABJ
Bexar County puts $25M toward expanding high-speed internet access
KSAT News
The benchmark the city and county are using is 100 Mbps download speed and 20 Mbps upload speed. The city’s request for proposals on “digital connectivity in underserved community areas,” in which the county has a part, also asks ISPs if they would be willing to offer contracts in the 37 Census tracts for $30 per month.
Garrett Brnger
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