City Council

4. DIGITAL EQUITY – SUPPORT FOR ACTION – F2M23-7, M2M23-67\nAt the April 10, 2023 Council meeting, Councilmember Pérez requested bringing forward\na letter of support for Digital Equity. Los Angeles County’s digital divide is rooted in part in\nwidespread underinvestment in broadband infrastructure in low-income communities and\ncommunities of color, resulting in limited access to quality internet options with high\nspeeds at reasonable costs. The Digital Equity LA Coalition’s 2021 findings raised\nsignificant red flags about the higher prices many in poorer communities are charged for\nthe same or inferior services, and the implications of those pricing disparities on the\neffectiveness of current interventions to close the digital divide. Cost was far and away the\nmost consistent reason provided by families without high-speed internet for why they were\ndisconnected.\nRecommended Action: City Council approve that certain letter of support for Digital\nEquity, a copy of which letter is on file in the City Clerk’s Office as File No. F2M23-7 and\nby this reference incorporated herein and made a part of as though fully set forth herein;\nand, direct staff as deemed appropriate. (M2M23-67)