Obama unveils program to connect low-income areas with high-speed internet

ConnectHome will launch in 27 cities and the Choctaw Nation, from where the president announced the initiative: 'The internet is not a luxury - it's a necessity'

Barack Obama on Wednesday paid a visit to one of the largest Native American tribes in the United States to emphasize the importance of expanding economic opportunity.

The president chose the Choctaw Nation area, an Indian reservation that spans roughly 11,000 miles across south-eastern Oklahoma, to launch an initiative that would increase access to high-speed internet in low-income households.