Senator Dick Durbin Bill To Promote High Speed Internet Access In Rural Areas Included In Farm Bill
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that his bill, The Connect the Nation Act, was included in the 2007 Farm Bill, passed by the full Senate this afternoon. Durbin’s bill promotes the rapid deployment of high-quality, affordable broadband internet service, especially in rural areas.
From Allamericanpatriots.com, December 17, 2007
Digital divide still an issue in Minnesota
Computer technology now permeates nearly every aspect of American life -- and it's not just for the YouTube, MySpace and Facebook generation -- you need a computer these days to do most everyday things. But some have been left behind by the digital revolution and lack the access or the skills to keep up.
A new report by the University of Minnesota's Institute on Race and Poverty shows that while the digital divide remains a problem in Minnesota, community technology centers can help bridge the gap.
From Minnesota Public Radio, December 17, 2007
Not-So-Wireless Philadelphia?
From TMCnet, December 12, 2007
Penalty fee lets White revamp city's WiFi plan
$5 million from EarthLink to bring free Internet to 10 low-income areas.
From Houston Chronicle, December 05, 2007
Bridging the digital divide in the Twin Cities
The use of information technology provides access to social, civic, educational and economic opportunities. But it creates inequalities as well. The Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP) in the Twin Cities tries to address those inequalities. This AmeriCorps project helps low-income youth and adults learn to use technology.
From Twin Cities Daily Planet, December 03, 2007
North Country Broadband Gets a Push
Gov. John Lynch and the Executive Council recently approved a contract to assist the state Division of Economic Development in its efforts to bolster the expansion of affordable, advanced broadband technology throughout the state
From Citizen of Laconia, November 19, 2007
U.S. Becomes a Relative Slowpoke in Global Broadband Trend
The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet. Examples abound of countries that have faster and cheaper broadband connections and more of their population connected to them. What is less clear is how badly the country that gave birth to the Internet is doing and whether the government will step in and do something about it. The Bush administration has used a hands-off approach to try to foster broadband adoption. If that is seen as a failure by the next administration, the policy may change.
From Statesman, November 19, 2007
Microsoft to develop document translator for the blind
From Reuters, November 13, 2007
Internet Governance Forum Opens in Rio de Janeiro
From Quami Ekta News Service, November 12, 2007
Airspan's MicroMAX Wireless Broadband Access Solution Is Approved by the Rural Utility Service for U.S. Government Funded Projects
From Broadband Wireless Exchange Magazine, November 06, 2007
