Internet Access and Use in Latin America and the Caribbean : From the LAC High Frequency Phone Surveys 2021

While most households in Latin America and the Caribbean use mobile broadband via smartphones, expensive fees and poor service quality pose major obstacles for potential users. In addition, power outages are a challenge for nearly 40 percent of exi...

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Main Authors:	World Bank, United Nations Development Programme
Format:	Brief
Language:	English English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	MOBILE BROADBAND INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT CONNECTIVITY POLICY INTERNET POLICY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL-URBAN DIGITAL GAP ONLINE PRIVACY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099830109122267088/P17583909566cd0a108b6705a3c37ba888a http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38000

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spelling	okr-10986-380002022-09-15T05:10:40Z Internet Access and Use in Latin America and the Caribbean : From the LAC High Frequency Phone Surveys 2021 World Bank United Nations Development Programme MOBILE BROADBAND INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT CONNECTIVITY POLICY INTERNET POLICY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL-URBAN DIGITAL GAP ONLINE PRIVACY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT While most households in Latin America and the Caribbean use mobile broadband via smartphones, expensive fees and poor service quality pose major obstacles for potential users. In addition, power outages are a challenge for nearly 40 percent of existing mobile broadband users. Addressing the region’s need for faster, cheaper, and more reliable internet connections is thus a policy and investment priority. There are persistent and significant gaps in digital infrastructure between countries in the region, as well as weighty rural-urban gaps within some countries. Bridging these digital divides will be key to inclusive digital transformation. Households with tertiary education are on average more connected (with better quality service and higher expenditures on data) compared to the rest of the population. As education level is correlated with income, digital inequalities mirror and may amplify existing social inequalities – underscoring the critical need to address them. Over two-thirds of connected households in the region are concerned about privacy and security when using the internet. However, households on average across Latin America and the Caribbean still reported increasing their use of the internet amid the pandemic, suggesting that neither issue poses a barrier to their internet use at present. 2022-09-13T17:50:07Z 2022-09-13T17:50:07Z 2022-09 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099830109122267088/P17583909566cd0a108b6705a3c37ba888a http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38000 English en LAC High Frequency Phone Surveys; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Knowledge Notes :: Miscellaneous Knowledge Notes Latin America & Caribbean
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topic	MOBILE BROADBAND INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT CONNECTIVITY POLICY INTERNET POLICY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL-URBAN DIGITAL GAP ONLINE PRIVACY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
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description	While most households in Latin America and the Caribbean use mobile broadband via smartphones, expensive fees and poor service quality pose major obstacles for potential users. In addition, power outages are a challenge for nearly 40 percent of existing mobile broadband users. Addressing the region’s need for faster, cheaper, and more reliable internet connections is thus a policy and investment priority. There are persistent and significant gaps in digital infrastructure between countries in the region, as well as weighty rural-urban gaps within some countries. Bridging these digital divides will be key to inclusive digital transformation. Households with tertiary education are on average more connected (with better quality service and higher expenditures on data) compared to the rest of the population. As education level is correlated with income, digital inequalities mirror and may amplify existing social inequalities – underscoring the critical need to address them. Over two-thirds of connected households in the region are concerned about privacy and security when using the internet. However, households on average across Latin America and the Caribbean still reported increasing their use of the internet amid the pandemic, suggesting that neither issue poses a barrier to their internet use at present.
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title	Internet Access and Use in Latin America and the Caribbean : From the LAC High Frequency Phone Surveys 2021
title_short	Internet Access and Use in Latin America and the Caribbean : From the LAC High Frequency Phone Surveys 2021
title_full	Internet Access and Use in Latin America and the Caribbean : From the LAC High Frequency Phone Surveys 2021
title_fullStr	Internet Access and Use in Latin America and the Caribbean : From the LAC High Frequency Phone Surveys 2021
title_full_unstemmed	Internet Access and Use in Latin America and the Caribbean : From the LAC High Frequency Phone Surveys 2021
title_sort	internet access and use in latin america and the caribbean : from the lac high frequency phone surveys 2021
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Internet Access and Use in Latin America and the Caribbean : From the LAC High Frequency Phone Surveys 2021

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