Universal Broadband To Impact US Economy
A modest increase in broadband adoption could add $134 billion annually to the U.S. economy according to research released today by Connected Nation, a national non-profit.
From Centre Daily Times, February 21, 2008
Bloom Graduate Hopes To Bridge Digital Divide
In an effort to expose and begin bridging the "digital divide", nine students and one teacher were given laptop computers by a non-profit research and technology agency last week.
From NeighborhoodStar.com, February 21, 2008
Jumping The Divide With 'One Laptop Per Child'
Intel's departure from Nicholas Negroponte's low-cost laptop program was inevitable as the workings of Moore's Law - but not necessarily a bad thing.
From America's Network, February 19, 2008
Meet East Oakland's Digital Connectors
The Lion Creek Crossing development in East Oakland is so new, the streetlights to turn into it from the freeway are covered with electric tape. Cement mixers crowd the streets as construction workers finish the last couple hundred units of the affordable housing development. But ask any of the initial residents where the computer center is, and they can walk you right to its plant-lined entrance.
From Novometro.com, February 18, 2008
Bridging The Last Mile Of The Digital Divide
As far as we have come in this country over the past decade in bridging the Digital Divide, many are still unconnected and unable to keep up.
From ComputerWorld, February 13, 2008
Broadband Access in Rural Areas
Rural operators face unique challenges in providing cost-effective broadband access. 3.65 GHz, a spectrum used by few current operators, offers a unique land-grab opportunity.
From EETimes.com, February 11, 2008
The Power Of Open Spectrum
Billions have been earned off the spectrum, first by the government, then by those who won the auctions. But the spectrum has been under-utilized and it has been over-priced.
From ZDNet, February 07, 2008
North Carolina Joins with Qualcomm To Give 100 Smartphones To Students
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Digital Millennial Consulting and Qualcomm Incorporated , a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, today announced the joint distribution of 100 Smartphones to four high schools in three school districts across the state of North Carolina.
From CNNMoney, February 04, 2008
Wireless Minneapolis Grants Help Bridge Digital Divide
The Minneapolis Digital Inclusion Fund has awarded its first nine grants totaling $200,000 to organizations across the city for programs to promote technology access and technology literacy.
From Government Technology, February 01, 2008
Bush Administration Says "Yes" To Broadband Strategy In Cheerleading Report
You'd be forgiven for thinking that the US doesn't have a comprehensive national broadband policy. FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein don't think we have one either, and you'd expect them to know if such a thing existed. Yesterday's report from the academic technology group EDUCAUSE also lamented the lack of a comprehensive strategy and laid out a powerful, practical vision of fiber to every home.
From Ars Technica, January 31, 2008
