Expanding Opportunities in the Hispanic Community

This whitepaper calls for federal, state and local stakeholders to prioritize adoption of broadband through digital literacy programs and public-private partnerships that promote innovation and new economic opportunities. NHCSL also includes recommendations developed from the Broadband En Acción taskforce's analysis of the policy environment affecting the lag in Hispanic adoption of broadband -- 47% of Latinos have adopted broadband at home in comparison to 69% of African Americans and 79% of whites, according to the FCC. Only 20% of Spanish-dominant survey takers had adopted broadband at home. If the digital divide is not closed, Latinos will lag behind in the digital opportunities and economic expansion that broadband facilitates