Last Monday, President Biden announced a deal with 20 Internet service providers, such as AT&T and Comcast, to provide high-speed broadband to low-income households for no more than $30-a-month. This initiative is very important for older adults, because it will improve access to medical care and monitoring as well as social supports and services—critical benefits for those who have difficulty leaving their homes. To read more about how this initiative, specifically, can benefit the aging population, click here.
Sources: Forbes, smpresource.org