COVID-19 is forcing New Yorkers to become more reliant on the Internet for work and school. But that could be a problem for people whose main way of getting online is through their phones.
Most people get internet service in two ways: through a wired, broadband connection, or through their smartphones. Right now, many service providers are letting people use more broadband data at home. But not all of them are addressing data caps for phone, which is the only way many low-income people can use the Internet.
More at WNYC.