How New York is bringing families out of the digital dark

Name: How New York is bringing families out of the digital dark
Uploaded: 2015-04-24T21:37:20Z
Duration: P458S
Description: There are more than 730,000 homes in New York City without broadband access. And because the Internet today is the gateway to everything from education to the economy, the city is trying to bring those families out of the digital dark. But Internet access requires more than a connection for cash-strapped families. It has to be affordable, too. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

Clip: 04/25/2015 | 7m 38s

There are more than 730,000 homes in New York City without broadband access. And because the Internet today is the gateway to everything from education to the economy, the city is trying to bring those families out of the digital dark. But Internet access requires more than a connection for cash-strapped families. It has to be affordable, too. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

Aired: 04/25/15

Rating: NR

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