FYI, "lower bandwidth" can effectively mean dial up connections only, depending on how far someone lives from a major population center.
My uncle lives about 50 miles west of Minneapolis/St. Paul, and unless he wants to pay more than his entire (fixed) monthly income, his only option is dial-up. Cell data isn't even very good out there.
Lots of people in the US in rural areas are going to be entirely shut out of schools and businesses for the duration.
Agreed, I don't want to minimize the impact on them. I was responding to the article's DSL population.
For your uncle- I know that both suburban and rural providers in my area are providing various "COVID19 lifeline" deals, including fixed wireless operators serving some super rural locations. Might be worth looking into.
My uncle lives about 50 miles west of Minneapolis/St. Paul, and unless he wants to pay more than his entire (fixed) monthly income, his only option is dial-up. Cell data isn't even very good out there.
Lots of people in the US in rural areas are going to be entirely shut out of schools and businesses for the duration.