Pushing the Boundaries: A4AI’s 2021 Annual Plan

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that internet access is more important than ever — not a luxury, but a lifeline. But nearly half the global population does not have access to the internet when they need it most, and many…
This piece was written by Web Foundation President and CEO Adrian Lovett and was originally posted at webfoundation.org Communication is everything in a health emergency. In the 1918 flu pandemic, an army of Boy Scouts was dispatched across New York City,…
This post was written by Teddy Woodhouse, A4AI Research Analyst and Advocate. It was adapted from a longer article, originally published on poliTICs 29, in Portuguese. Follow @TeddyWoodhouse on Twitter. Users across Latin America and the Caribbean who use 1GB…
This post is based on original A4AI research on data pricing in low- and middle-income countries. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article, published 20 March 2019, wrongly reported that there was an increase in average data costs across low-…
We’re proud to welcome the Regional Telecommunications Commission of Central America (COMTELCA) as the newest member of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). During an event today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, A4AI Executive Director Sonia Jorge and…