Baltimore city council members call on FCC to help in fight to address digital divide

Three Baltimore city council members are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to help in the fight to close the digital divide. Zeke Cohen, Kristerfer Burnett and Ryan Dorsey, who also received support from 100 elected officials across the country, sent a letter to the FCC asking for more regulation of internet service providers such as Comcast and also an investigation in what’s been called “digital redlining.” “When we refer to digital redlining, we’re talking about the ways that internet service providers like Comcast intentionally and at times inadvertently leave out entire black, brown and indigenous neighborhoods,” Councilmember Cohen said. In the letter, the group is also asking the FCC to consider internet service providers as a utility company in an effort for fair and equitable internet access for families in Baltimore and across the country.