{"id":3731,"date":"2021-06-02T12:03:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T11:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sifinetworks.com\/municipality\/how-sifi-networks-is-changing-redlining-to-green-2\/"},"modified":"2021-06-08T12:23:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T11:23:59","slug":"how-sifi-networks-is-changing-redlining-to-green-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sifi-preview.dev-account.co.uk\/municipality\/how-sifi-networks-is-changing-redlining-to-green-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How SiFi Networks is Changing Redlining to Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewtrusts.org\/en\/research-and-analysis\/fact-sheets\/2019\/07\/21-million-americans-still-lack-broadband-connectivity\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">PEW Charitable Trust<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, about 21 million Americans, nearly three in ten people, don\u2019t have access to broadband\u00a0connectivity with a download speed of at least 25 Mbps or upload\u00a0speed\u00a0of at least 3 Mbps.\u00a0 When the COVID\u00a0pandemic\u00a0hit,\u00a0the\u00a0scale of the\u00a0problem and\u00a0lack of\u00a0access to\u00a0digital connectivity\u00a0became\u00a0very clear.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Where broadband is available there is an underlying\u00a0issue\u00a0in\u00a0its\u00a0distribution. Due\u00a0to no\u00a0regulating\u00a0bodies,\u00a0there are major disparities\u00a0in\u00a0broadband\u00a0delivery\u00a0which\u00a0has\u00a0evolved\u00a0over many years\u00a0borne from redlining practices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Redlining<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stems\u00a0from when public and private companies\u00a0outlined\u00a0red lines on city maps to\u00a0highlight between rich white neighborhoods who were considered\u00a0as\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lucrative<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for financial services such as mortgages and loans and those thought\u00a0to be\u00a0unsuitable\u00a0and thus denied access to the same products and services.\u00a0<\/span><span 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widely\u00a0known\u00a0is also being seen\u00a0amongst national service providers whose aim is to target\u00a0cheaper and faster\u00a0fiber services to those residents\u00a0living in\u00a0predominantly rural areas\u00a0with\u00a0higher-than-average\u00a0incomes leaving everyone else behind\u00a0with\u00a0overpriced, low quality\u00a0and\u00a0outdated\u00a0legacy infrastructures.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greenlining.org\/our-work\/technology-equity\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Greenlining Institute<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was formed to\u00a0fight redlining, end discrimination\u00a0and foster research, organizing and policy-making\u00a0to\u00a0support racial and economic equality,\u00a0and has grown to incorporate digital technology\u00a0stating that\u00a0broadband is a necessity\u00a0as important as water and electricity and\u00a0should\u00a0be attainable for everyone no matter where they live or what they earn.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The basis of its standards focuses on <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Access &amp; Affordability, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Supplier Diversity, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Data Privacy &amp; Redlining<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strategic Partnerships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Greenlining Institute\u00a0supports\u00a0the open access\u00a0model championed by\u00a0SiFi\u00a0Networks\u00a0commending\u00a0opening\u00a0the market\u00a0up\u00a0to several ISP\u2019s\u00a0who compete to offer the best possible service\u00a0and\u00a0in doing so providing the customer with real choice.\u00a0\u00a0It is a standard that\u00a0the Institute\u00a0believes\u00a0will\u00a0help\u00a0beyond\u00a0tackling the digital divide\u00a0by\u00a0allowing redlined communities\u00a0to be a part of the digital age where\u00a0digitalization is the driving force of innovation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The design of\u00a0SiFi\u00a0Networks\u00a0infrastructure\u00a0and\u00a0its\u00a0citywide\u00a0construction\u00a0policy\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">actively works\u00a0to stop redlining\u00a0and\u00a0to\u00a0close the digital divide\u00a0in the cities it is deploying its 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