Notations From the Grid (Week-End Edition): Out & About in Our World

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Notations From the Grid (Mid-Week Edition): On #COVID19 Courtesy The Technology Policy Institute

 

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COVID-19 is Narrowing the Digital Divide

by Scott Wallsten February 10, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of broadband connections and the ways that not being connected can worsen inequality. While policymakers struggle to find effective methods of increasing adoption, the pandemic itself appears to have helped make some strides in closing the divide. Specifically, based on data from the largest ISPs’ quarterly 10Q SEC filings, the upward trend in the number of fixed line connections accelerated once the pandemic began, as the figure below shows. From Q3 2011 through Q3 2019, the number of fixed connections from these companies increased at approximately a three percent annual compound growth rate. During the pandemic, from Q3 2019 through Q3 2020 (the most recent data available), the number of connections increased by about five percent.

The accelerated adoption rate could be coincidental, of course, but is likely due to increased household demand as broadband became more important for work, education, entertainment, and other aspects of daily life, as well as discounted plans and pledges from ISPs to not cut off connections for nonpayment. None of this is meant to imply that low-income adoption and rural availability are no longer problems. They are. Instead, it simply suggests that we may emerge from the pandemic with a somewhat smaller divide than existed when the pandemic began and that we still need research to help figure out what approaches are likely to be effective in bridging the remaining divide.

Notations From the Grid (Weekly Education): Who We Are?

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Notations From the Grid (Special Edition): On #COVID19 Watch

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Notations From the Grid (Weekly Edition); On the Week that Was Courtesy the Visual Capitalist

 

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The Crazy World of Stonks Explained

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How Heart Health Can Keep Your Portfolio Beating

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9 Things Investors Should Know About the Cannabis Industry

This graphic provides an overview of 9 key developments in the cannabis industry that investors should be aware of going into 2021.

Stock Market Basics: How Do Investors Choose Stocks?

This animation explains the basics of stock trading and touches on some strategies investors use to pick which stocks to purchase.

This Week's Flashback Favorites: Median Age of the Population in Every Country

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Notations From the Grid (Weekly Edition): On Personal Development Ideas Courtesy Stanford Graduate School of Business

 

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