Kevin Frazier ’22
For Kevin Frazier, “the internet is the new electricity — without it, you’re in the dark.”
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That mindset drove him to launch No One Left Offline (NOLO), which provides financial assistance to individuals and families struggling to pay their broadband bills. The organization is also creating “NOLO Zones” at San Francisco businesses, creating spaces with free WiFi for all. More than 42 million Americans lack broadband. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the problem with schools forced to teach students online,
people with health problems increasingly reliant on video medical appointments, and older adults needing online access to connect with loved ones. “Being able to use the internet is more important than ever,” Frazier says. “But it’s something too many people have to trade off with other essentials.” Before law school, he saw this firsthand while leading Passport Oregon, a nonprofit that connected families in “under-natured” communities with the
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Closing the Digital Divide
