Three studies have documented troubling pricing practices by the nation’s largest internet service providers: low-income communities are routinely offered a higher price for service than their wealthier neighbors.
CCF | Digital Equity LA
Studied 165 addresses and documented clear patterns of Charter/Spectrum offering lower prices and better terms and conditions in wealthy neighborhoods across Los Angeles County.
The Markup
The Markup (copublished with the Associated Press) analyzed more than a million addresses across the country and found that AT&T advertises same price for much slower speeds in higher poverty, less white communities than in wealthy white neighborhoods.
UC Santa Barbara
The University of California at Santa Barbara analyzed advertised prices at more than 35,000 addresses across the City of Los Angeles and found the same consistent pattern: low-income communities are advertised higher prices for slower service.