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Livability Library: High-Speed Internet Access

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In many rural and remote places (such as North Dakota's border with Canada, pictured), reliable internet access and cell phone service doesn’t exist. Learn More

A pay phone booth at the International Peace Gardens in North Dakota

HIGH-SPEED INTERNET (AND THE LACK THEREOF)

AARP/NLC Webinar Video: Connecting Older Adults to Broadband (2022)

Exploring Digital Equity Fact Sheet Series (2022)

Many Rural Communities Still Can’t Connect to the Internet (2020)

Rural Communities Are Making Their Own Connections (2020)

Rural Libraries (and Parking Lots) Are Hot Spots (2020)

LOCAL EFFORTS

Strengthening Digital Equity in Rural Communities (2024)

Closing the Digital Divide in Jersey City, New Jersey (2022)

Video: Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference Tablet Distribution (2022)

“Pop-up” Events Help Older Adults Get Online in San Francisco, California (2022)

Enabling Age-Friendly Connections in Mount Washington Valley, New Hampshire (2022)

How Grayson County, Virginia, Is Getting Connected (2021)

Sullivan, Maine, Crosses the Digital Divide (2021)

Video: Tables of Connection 'Connect' Residents in Orlando, Florida (2021)

Increasing Internet Access in Wichita, Kansas (2019)

Why Facebook Users Really Like the Bangor, Maine, Police Department (2017)

Eastport, Maine, Wants and Welcomes Teleworkers (2017)

More internet-related livability content can be found via the archives and landing pages for the AARP Community Challenge, the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities and AARP International's Equity by Design: Global Dialogue and Equity by Design: Principles in Action series.