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09 Mar, 2007
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FCC Commissioner criticizes Bush administration's apathetic approach to high speed internet

At the Freedom to Connect technology conference FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein took the Bush administration to task for its lack of action to expand high speed internet access. The digital divide in the United States is not shrinking, as countries around the global are expanding their own high speed internet networks.

FCC Commissioner criticizes Bush administration's apathetic approach to high speed internet

08 Mar, 2007
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The Limits of Online Political Participation

The 2008 election will be the first where the Internet will play a central role, not only in terms of how the campaigns use technology, but also in how voter-generated content affects its course. This powerful method for drawing millions more into the political process cannot be realized until we have universally available, high speed internet for all Americans. We must make sure these same politicians who are now using the internet so boldly in their own self interest, will also take up the campaign to make sure that the US develops strong, comprehensive national broadband policy.

The Limits of Online Political Participation

08 Mar, 2007
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Hempstead County, Arkansas: Refusing to get left behind

Hempstead County, Arkansas, is the latest American rural community to take steps toward high speed internet access. The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service has teamed up with Hempstead County for the pilot project of its new program -- Connected Communities for the 21st Century.

Hempstead County, Arkansas: Refusing to get left behind

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