One glaring issue, in regards to providing subsidized internet for the economically disadvantaged, is the disparity between needing access and actually owing the hardware necessary to access the …show more content…
Jaeger (2015) states that the choice to opt in is what really matters (p. 14). This will mean that funding will still be required for public libraries so that the entire population has a means to gain training and instruction regarding the usage of the internet and the hardware required to access the internet in an affordable manner. It is certainly not ideal, but the initiative in providing everyone with equal access is a great first stepping stone for beginning to bridge the digital