Pushing the Boundaries: A4AI’s 2021 Annual Plan
We will step up our efforts this year to connect the remaining half of the world still not online.
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Expanding universal meaningful connectivity in Bangladesh: Key takeaways from the A4AI high-level dialogue on a Bangladesh broadband strategy
This high-level dialogue aimed to advance the discussions in expanding affordable broadband and meaningful connectivity via a Bangladesh broadband strategy and roadmap.
The internet has been a lifeline in 2020 – but not for everyone. Governments must act.
Covid-19 has shown the internet is not a luxury but a lifeline, and underscored why affordable, meaningful internet access must be a basic human right.
In conversation with Teddy Woodhouse on our latest Affordability Report
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…
Cutting mobile device costs to advance universal internet access — webinar highlights and key takeaways from Asia and Africa
Inability to afford a basic smartphone device could mean being cut off from vital information and services.
The web can help more in the fight against Covid-19. Here’s what we must do.
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,…
Few choices, high prices. The internet affordability barriers in Latin America
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…
New mobile broadband pricing data shows uneven progress on affordability
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-…
COMTELCA Joins A4AI
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…