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Virus widens gap between internet haves, have-nots

When the Hopi village of Bacavi had its first positive COVID-19 diagnosis in early April, the decision to close its doors to nonresidents was slowed by poor internet access.

Stay-at-home orders prohibited meetings in the Arizona community, so tribal leaders had to make decisions about closures via phone calls, said Bacavi resident Barbara Poley, Laguna and Hopi.

https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/virus-widens-gap-between-internet-haves-have-nots-edAUSKUn8U-eGLVng05BAA

 

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