Yesterday, it was reported from a study from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration that nearly 1/3 of Americans do not have broadband internet access, with that group being split between people still using dialup or not having any internet access whatsoever.
In an effort to ensure all people have access to news, information and educational and political resources, we should make sure that over the next decade we expand that coverage and make sure that broadband internet access is affordable across the country. At that point we can begin to fully harness the energy, creativity and opinions of all of our citizens, not just those who can afford access currently.
Full article: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/almost-a-third-of-americans-still-dont-use-the-net.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
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