Digital Divide Archives - San Antonio Report

Empower House gets internet, technology boost from Google Fiber to uplift voices of color via its own radio station

by Iris Dimmick December 8, 2024December 7, 2024

Empower House acts as Wi-Fi hub, free for anyone in range. Inside, laptops and printers are available for the community to use.

Daniela Crispin utilized the Teen Tech Center at the Neighorhood Place as a way to access the internet for school work.

Slowly but steadily, San Antonio is making a dent in the city’s digital divide

by Lindsey Carnett December 27, 2023December 28, 2023

According to the FBI, U.S. senior citizens lost nearly $1 billion in online scams in 2020.

Too many San Antonio seniors being left behind in ‘digital divide’

by Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje October 17, 2023October 16, 2023

Smartie is able of pushing wifi signal 600 feet from the center to families at Cassiano Homes.

Opportunity Home narrows digital divide in public housing

by Iris Dimmick July 25, 2023August 7, 2023

The new BiblioTech EDU Library features a podcast studio, 3D printing makers room, robotics room, computer lab and more.

Business & Tech

New BiblioTech library opens as Bexar County continues bid to provide internet access to all

by Raquel Torres December 7, 2022December 6, 2022

Without home internet, the Lopez family utilizes WiFi from a Southside ISD school bus parked on a vacant lot along Highway 281 last year.

County allocates $45 million toward digital divide, affordable housing

by Iris Dimmick August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

Selena Hernandez, 8, a third grade student at Escondido Elementary School in Judson ISD logs onto her family's personal computer for her first virtual class in April.

Broadband equity and the high cost to Texans of rejecting federal funds

by Robert Rivard May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

Texas leaders must close the digital divide

by Robert Rivard May 5, 2022May 4, 2022

(From left) Angela Guajardo, 15, Mario Zuniga, 17, and Elijah Love, 16, use a Sprint WiFi hotspot device during class to access internet on their laptop.

To keep up in an increasingly online world, San Antonio must invest in closing the digital divide

by Marina Alderete Gavito December 8, 2021December 8, 2021

San Antonio tiene un plan para cerrar su brecha digital, pero el precio podría ser de 600 millones de dólares

by Iris Dimmick October 17, 2021October 16, 2021