A recent study by the California Community Foundation and Digital Equity Los Angeles laid out the stark differences in pricing and availability of internet services from two of L.A. County’s internet service providers — dominant ISP Charter Spectrum and Frontier.In the San Fernando Valley, Charter Spectrum offers residents of a Sylmar neighborhood with a 7% poverty rate $30 monthly service, guaranteed to stay locked in for two years.Low income, minority neighborhoods may not only face pricing discrepancies but slower internet service, with fewer MBPS (megabits per second), according to a study of 38 cities in the U.S. by news organizations the Markup and the Associated Press.“Everyone feels like they have access to the internet because we have cellphone plans.”GPSN has worked on a variety of education issues but students’ struggle to learn online during the pandemic has made digital equity a priority for the organization.What is the government asking for in return?” A minimum demand would be pricing transparency so customers could compare offered rates."