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On Tribal Lands, Digital Divide Brings New Form Of Isolation

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Internet Access, Navajo Nation, Native American, Native Americans, Tribal Land, The Navajo Nation, Breakdown, Internet, Navajo, Fcc, Federal Communications Commission, Broadband Access, Wireless, Navajo Indians Internet Access, Technology News

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- Like many college students, Wilhelmina Tsosie must go online to complete her assignments. But unlike the vast majority of Americ...

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Mutant Broadband Bills Are Infecting Our Communities

Josh Levy | Posted 04.25.2012

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In the next weeks, we'll be fighting to protect the rights of communities to determine how they'll access information in the 21st century. We can't let corporations and their politician friends hijack our right to build better broadband.

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Digital Divide in Mississippi Splits Along Racial Lines, Report Finds

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 01.31.2012

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African Americans in Mississippi often have fewer options for high-speed Internet and spend a higher proportion of their incomes on the Internet than ...

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A National Rural America Jobs Plan

Christopher Hytry Derrington | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Outsourcing, Small Business, Rural Broadband Access, National Rural America Jobs Creation Plan, Economy, Ohio, Jobs, Rural America, Broadband Access, Technology, Job Creation, Small Business America, Small Business News

Global competitiveness through connectivity in underserved rural areas, supported by the U.S. government -- now that's an investment worth pursuing.

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A Huge Step In Getting Seniors, Minorities, Low-Income Individuals Online

Daniel Kent | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Digital Literacy Corps, Digital Education, Digital Literacy, Broadband Access, Internet Literacy, FCC Broadband, Fcc, National Broadband Plan, FCC Digital Literacy, Advocacy, Impact News

On Oct. 12, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete, a national program to promote broadband adoption and digital literacy. It's a big step in the right direction.

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Why Dr. King Would Have Championed Universal Broadband Adoption

David Honig | Posted 10.26.2011

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As the nation prepares to dedicate Dr. Martin Luther King's National Memorial, let's give ourselves this thought experiment: "What would Dr. King be doing today if he were armed with the social media and telecommunications technology we take for granted?"

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Transforming Rural Economies: Bridging The Digital Divide

Diane Russell | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Internet Access, Broadband Access, Rural Internet Infrastructure, Internet-Infrastructure, National Broadband Plan, Rural Internet, Broadband Internet Access, Rural Internet Access, Politics News

If Americans can put a man on the moon, we can be sure everyone has access to high-speed broadband Internet, regardless of where they live.

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U.K. Unveils Ambitious High-Speed Internet Plan

The Guardian | Juliette Garside | Posted 10.15.2011

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Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt will fire the starting gun on the race to turn Britain's internet "not spots" into hot spots this week by allocating a ...

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FCC Appears to Find Middle Road to Hope

Danny Bakewell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Obama Administration, Broadband, Julius Genachowski, Fcc, FCC Chairman, Net Neutrality, Broadband Access, President Barack Obama, National Broadband Plan, Technology News

Getting connected online would provide a much-needed lifeline for struggling communities of color while empowering all Americans to survive and thrive in the new millennium and beyond.

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Reactions To FCC Net Neutrality Proposal Mixed

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the tech community, net neutrality is the byword for a free and open Internet. So the Federal Communication Committee's announcement that they wou...

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Civility -- and Why Bobby Rush Should Be the Ranking Communications Subcommittee Member

David Honig | Posted 05.25.2011

Congressman Bobby Rush has supported five of the six Open Internet principles, but he's quite properly concerned about the FCC's proposed economic non-discrimination principle on jobs.

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Broadband Is Coming To Rural America -- And My Work Force Is About To Skyrocket

Christopher Hytry Derrington | Posted 05.25.2011

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You're entitled to "Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness, and Broadband Internet Access!" Or, given that the mid-term elections are upon us: "A ch...

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Mr. President: Time to Take the Wheel on Net Neutrality

James Rucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Open Internet, Federal Communications Commission, Net Neutrality, Broadband Access, National Broadband Plan, Barack Obama, Technology News

The FCC still has the power to reverse the rejected reasoning of the Bush years, to re-establish its legal footing, and to protect the public interest.

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A Plan to Connect All Americans to the Digital World

Jim Steyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Broadband-Access, Online Access, Digital Literacy, Digital Literacy Corps, Technology News

President Kennedy spoke to his "fellow citizens of the world." Today we must make sure that all Americans can be fellow citizens of the digital world. The National Digital Literacy Corps is a great way to start.

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Finland: Broadband Access Made Legal Right In Landmark Law

Posted 05.25.2011

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Finland has just passed a law making access to broadband a legal right for Finnish citizens. When the law goes into effect in July 2010, every person...

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