Comcast announces $10 Web access for low-income families

Aug. 5, 2011
Cable and Internet provider Comcast is launching a new initiative aimed at bridging the digital divide, offering discounted web access and home computers to families that meet income requirements.The plan, called Internet Essentials, will be available wherever Comcast offers Internet services — whic

The First 100: Rahm and technology

Jul. 7, 2011
In Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised to create a more open and transparent government by making more data public. But how else can the Emanuel administration use technology to grow access-or even business- in the city?

The jobless traverse the digital divide

Jan. 17, 2011
When you talk about a digital divide, you’re probably thinking of inner city kids who don’t have ready access to the Internet. But there’s another group that looks at the digital divide with a growing sense of urgency: unemployed workers.