GFiber, AARP Partner on Senior Internet Training, Starting with Chandler, Ariz.
One in four Americans will be over 65 within years. An industry partnership is building the digital literacy infrastructure to reach them.
ORLANDO, May 18, 2026 — The Trump administration's cancellation of $2.75 billion in federal digital literacy funding last May left internet training programs for seniors without a primary funding source.
A coalition of fiber providers, a digital literacy nonprofit, and a trade association announced Monday they intend to fill part of that gap through a privately funded partnership launching first in Arizona.
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