Expert Opinion
Broadband Opens Opportunities for Older Adults… Including to Scams!
If it seems too good to be true, it most likely is!
Debra Berlyn
Debra Berlyn serves as the Executive Director of The Project to Get Older Adults onLine (GOAL), and she is also the President of Consumer Policy Solutions.
Expert Opinion
No 'Scam' Dunk: Help Older Adults Avoid Fraud and Scams
Losses due to scams continue to increase with adoption of high-speed internet.
Wall Street Journal
Debra Berlyn: The ACP is Critical Aid for Low Income Older Adults
It is downright shocking that millions of low-income older adults will lose their broadband connection due to uncertainty of funding.
Expert Opinion
Debra Berlyn: Five Questions Older Adults Should Ask About Being Online
A broadband connection opens a universe of opportunities and benefits for older adults that grows exponentially.
Charter
Debra Berlyn: Creating a Path to Close the Digital Divide for Older Adults
Programs like the ACP and technologies like fixed wireless can play a key role in connecting older adults.
Broadband's Impact
Debra Berlyn: Online Shopping is Here to Stay for Older Adults
Helpful tips for safe shopping this summer.
Digital Inclusion
Debra Berlyn: What’s New in 2022 for Aging and Tech?
Older adults continue at a rapid pace to adopt tech that assists the aging process.
AT&T
Debra Berlyn: In the World Series of Broadband, Everyone Needs to Step Up to the Plate
Bringing broadband to those who need it the most requires more than just government funding for network expansion.
COVID
Debra Berlyn: Telehealth is Here Today and Here to Stay
The COVD-19 pandemic has been an extremely difficult time for everyone and has led to the implementation of major changes in our daily behaviors. In order to overcome this adversity and adapt to living in a new age, great innovations have been advanced. New tech devices and programs have offered man
Senate Commerce
Debra Berlyn: Pandemic Reveals Need for Congress to Act on Closing Digital Divide
COVID-19 has highlighted the need for broadband services for consumers across the expanse of our country. The crisis has dictated a protracted stay at home period for most of the country that has required our work, school, and entertainment to move from the outside, to the confines of our homes, rel
Broadband's Impact
Debra Berlyn: A Tale of Two Seniors in the Age of the Coronavirus
Broadband and technology devices are most certainly game changers is this age of COVID-19. For the older adult community, the benefits of innovation have opened incredible opportunities. For some of our seniors, technology has made an incredible, perhaps life-saving difference during this crisis. Ho
Broadband's Impact
Expert Opinion: Get Our Older Adults Online
If you’re like most consumers today, you’re spending many hours a day online, surfing the Internet for information, sending and receiving e-mails, watching videos, exchanging photos, communicating on social networks, playing games, and shopping online. However, within the older adult community, age
