An analysis of data gathered on 800,000 internet service offers in 38 U.S. cities shows that poor and less white neighborhoods get the worst deals. A closer look.
By LEON YIN and AARON SANKIN, The Markup A couple of years into the pandemic, Shirley Neville had finally had enough of her shoddy internet service.
This story was reported by The Markup, and the story and data were distributed by The Associated Press.The Markup gathered and analyzed more than 800,000 internet service offers from AT&T, Verizon, Earthlink, and CenturyLink in 38 cities across America and found that all four routinely offered fast base speeds at or above 200 Mbps in some neighborhoods for the same price as connections below 25 Mbps in others.
Residents of neighborhoods offered the worst deals aren't just being ripped off; they're denied the ability to participate in remote learning, well-paying remote jobs, and even family connection and recreation—ubiquitous elements of modern life. The industry group USTelecom, speaking on behalf of Verizon, said the cost of maintaining the antiquated equipment used for slow speed service plays a role in its price.
Greer declined to say how many or what percentage of AT&T's internet customers are signed up for either the ACP or the company's own low-cost program for low-income residents. Internet prices are not regulated by the federal government because unlike telephone service, internet service is not considered a utility. As a result, providers can make their own decisions about where they provide service and how much to charge. The FCC declined a request to comment on the findings.
More than 80% of CenturyLink's internet offers in her district were for service slower than 25 Mbps. Education advocacy group Common Sense Media recommends at least 200 Mbps download speeds for a household to reliably conduct multiple, simultaneous video conferencing sessions. "They've made a decision that those neighborhoods are going to be treated differently," said Callahan."The core reason for that is they think they don't have enough money in those neighborhoods to sustain the kind of market they want."
It also asked for subsidies to build high-speed internet in lower-income neighborhoods because, as AT&T asserted in its letter to the FCC,"most or all deficiencies in broadband access appear to result not from invidious discrimination, but from ordinary business-case challenges in the absence of subsidy programs."
The term"redlining" derives from efforts by the federal government to stem the tide of foreclosures during the Great Depression by drawing up maps, with the help of real estate agents, to identify areas that were safe for mortgage lending. Predominantly white neighborhoods were consistently rated better than less-white neighborhoods, which were shaded in red. Echoes of these maps still reverberate today in things like rates of home ownership and prenatal mortality.
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Poor, less white US neighborhoods get worst internet dealsAn analysis of data gathered on 800,000 internet service offers in 38 U.S. cities shows that poor and less white neighborhoods get the worst deals. A closer look.
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