Ignored by big telecom, Detroit's marginalized communities are building their own internet

Being stuck without access to the internet is often thought of as a problem only for rural

America. But even in some of America's biggest cities, a significant portion of the population can't get online. Take Detroit, where 40 percent of the population has no access to the internet -- of any kind, not only high speed -- at home, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Seventy percent of school-aged children in the city are among those who have no internet access at home. Detroit has one of the most severe digital divides in the country, the FCC says.                                                                                                                              https://www.cnet.com/news/ignored-by-big-telecom-detroits-marginalized-communities-are-building-their-own-internet/