Breaking the Internet: How One Community is Working Toward Digital Equity by Denoyer, Terrence; Tavarez, Lauren [Foreword]

Wells Smith Books, LLC, 2021-11-08. paperback. Good. 6x0x9.

Wells Smith Books. New. New Broadband is not affordable to or available in the homes of millions of Americans, and in Breaking the Internet, author Terrence Denoyer chronicles the journey one community in west Texas is taking to get high-speed internet service into every household Painting a portrait of the broadband problem in Ector County, Texas amidst the pandemic, as well as a review of strategies taken by other US communities, this is the book for the community leader facing the digital divide and looking for options Follow Superintendent Dr Scott Muri and Chief Technology Officer of Ector County Independent School District, Dr Kellie Wilks, as they respond to the shutdown of schools in 2020, form a task force of local government and business leaders, and seek credible data to understand what neighborhoods and areas in their county were without broadband service Breaking the Internet is about Kellie and Scott's exemplary leadership in the face of crisis and the choices they made, not only for… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Wells Smith Books, LLC, 2021. Paperback. New. large type / large print edition. 164 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.39 inches.

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.