Expensive Broadband is Pricing Millions Out of Accessing the Internet

A lack of competition among broadband providers in some countries means millions of people around the world can’t afford internet access, according to a report published Tuesday. The internet affordability report, published annually by Tim Berners-Lee‘s Web Foundation and the Alliance for Affordable Internet, offers a snapshot of the barriers to people being able to afford to get online. In 2019, the report identifies a lack of competition in the market as one of the factors keeping costs too high in some countries. Read more here.