Alabama Looks Into Laptops Meant For Developing Countries
Birmingham's City Council has approved a $3.5 million plan to provide schoolchildren with 15,000 computers produced by the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child Foundation, which aims to spread laptops to poor children in developing countries.
From ABC News, March 05, 2008
AT&T Expands Wireless And Broadband Coverage In Kentucky
AT&T announced that it has invested of more than $52 million in the Kentucky network to expand wireless coverage.
From TradingMarkets.com, March 04, 2008
Broadband Initiative Progress Noted For County In Arkansas
Another step forward for the Hempstead County Connected Communities broad band accessibility initiative has been put into place recently. University of Arkansas Community College at Hope Director of Telecommunications Dave Phillips has been asked to serve as a board member of a statewide broad band project known as Connect Arkansas
From Online Hope Star, March 03, 2008
Philadelphia Tries To Bridge The Digital Divide
Wireless Philadelphia is continuing to raise money and to equip low-income households with computers and broadband.
From Network World, March 03, 2008
TechSoup Receives Grant From California Emerging Technology Fund To Provide Low-Cost Refurbished Computers To The Community
Nonprofit technology assistance provider TechSoup announced today a $500,000 grant from The California Emerging Technology Fund to distribute 9,500 Refurbished Computer Initiative computers to nonprofits and low-income families by October 2009.
From CSRWire.com, February 29, 2008
Broadband Expansion Could Save Tennessee Residents Millions
Tennessee could see a $2.4 billion impact from a modest increase in broadband Internet adoption, according to a study generated by Connected Nation, a private-public technology advocacy group.
From The Memphis Business Journal, February 26, 2008
Study Finds Broadband Access Key To Empowerment Of Minority Communities
Today, the Alliance for Digital Equality announced findings from its new study, Affordable Broadband: Empowering Communities Across the Digital Divide, which examines how broadband has expanded access to education, health care and civic involvement in minority communities.
From FoxBusiness, February 26, 2008
Internet Access Vital To Economy
Our digital divide is likely to have a dire effect on economic growth in the future if it is not remedied by an aggressive effort to provide universal broadband access.
From The Badger Herald, February 25, 2008
NEF Offers One Million To Middle Income Individuals
According to Dr. Kuttan, "Fear of recession is forcing people, especially low and middle income individuals, small businesses and others, to cut back on training, which is normally expensive. At the same time, the U.S. Labor Department is predicting a shortage of two million IT workers by 2010. An obvious solution is to make job skills training affordable to our low and middle income individuals. That is the rationale for this important initiative."
From PRWeb, February 25, 2008
Wireless Philadelphia Plan Still Likely
The idea for a wireless program in Philadelphia began in 2004 and continued with the creation of Wireless Philadelphia in the summer of 2006. The first wireless test zones were completed last March and were tested and formally approved last May.
From The Daily Pennsylvania, February 22, 2008
