U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton Helps Unveil Initiative to Connect More Americans to 2Efforts to close the technological gap between America's haves and have-nots will get a boost this week. Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and its subsidiary the National Equity Fund (NEF) are partnering with One Economy to launch "access@home," a $1 billion initiative that will build more than 15,000 affordable homes with high-speed digital Internet connectivity and provide low-income families personal access to computers and technology services. The initiative expects to connect nearly 100,000 people to the vast advantage of the Internet. 1st Century Opportunities.