Remarks Of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai At Project GOAL's Conference On 'Aging And Technology'

Two-thirds of Americans over 65 use the Internet. Half have a home broadband connection. And two-fifths have a smartphone. These numbers reflect progress. But they also reflect a connectivity gap. Compared to the overall population, older adults’ Internet usage is 23 percentage points lower, home subscriptions are 22 points lower, and smartphone adoption is 35 points lower. Since I became Chairman, we’ve been focused on updating our rules to ensure that high-speed infrastructure is built and maintained everywhere. That means, in part, removing regulatory barriers that stand in the way of deployment. This FCC is very focused on delivering digital opportunity to all Americans, especially seniors on the wrong side of the digital divide.