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Robin Layton is an editor for the broadband marketplace Allconnect. She built her internet industry expertise writing and editing for four years on the site, as well as on Allconnect’s sister site MYMOVE.com. Her expertise is in home internet plans, as well as broadband and digital divide news. Robin brought 30 years of experience in journalism and marketing to her Allconnect role to ensure consumers get a fair and balanced reporting of the state of broadband services to help them understand the process of purchasing the right internet plan. Her credentials include a bachelor’s degree in English and Journalism from Shepherd University.
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The digital divide is the gap between individuals who have access to digital technology (phones, computers and the internet) and those who do not.
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