HUD’s Castro partners with tech companies to close digital divide

Broadband penetration in U.S. homes with annual incomes of less than $50,000 is just 59.3% versus 88.8% in households with higher incomes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

"We want to create a greater pipeline of talent for people to join the 21st Century tech revolution, and we see ConnectHome http://connecthome.hud.gov/ in that vein," Castro told USA TODAY in a phone interview.

Jon Swartz, USA TODAY

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