<html><head><title>Fiber optics' digital divide</title><style>*{font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;}</style></head><body>This article link was mailed to you by: <b><a href="mailto:tom@jtjohnson.com">tom@jtjohnson.com</a></b><br>The sender included the following message:<p>See also:
by Beth Wellington - May. 24, 2008 - See Full Review (3.1 avg. from 13 answers)
This identifies a problem but not much more. An interesting look at the ramifications of high speed internet not just for entertainment but civic engagement and business competitiveness can be found in this pamphlet by the Communications Workers of America: link as well as at OMB Watch: http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/5010/31 I find it interesting that the writer thinks that 10% of folks not even having the current lagging technology means the problem of the digital divide has been solved.</p><hr size=1><p align='center'> <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9356431?source=email">Fiber optics' digital divide - By Peter Svensson<br/>Associated Press</a></p> <p>NEW YORK - The lack of high-speed Internet access in some areas of the United States has been hotly debated, even as that digital divide has narrowed. <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9356431?source=email">View Full Story</a></p><hr size=1><p><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><div xmlns:mngi="http://www.medianewsgroup.com" class="mostViewedBox mostWidth"><h2>Most Emailed</h2><div id="mostTab1Body" class="mostTabBody"><div class="mostHeader"><span class="mostNote">(From the last 12 hours)</span></div><ol><li><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9292856?source=most_emailed">Arroyo, Clark named to Superior Court bench</a></li><li><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9368528?source=most_emailed">Beach Train leaves station, signals start of summer</a></li><li><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9368378?source=most_emailed">The Summit fire: Officials track origin off Santa Cruz Mountains'...</a></li><li><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9359606?source=most_emailed">SUMMIT FIRE: Ormsby Road homes burn to the ground; Fire jumps line...</a></li><li><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9368481?source=most_emailed">Investigator testifies before state bar that Santa Clara County...</a></li></ol></div></div></p><hr size=1><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9356431?source=email">http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9356431</a><br><a href='http://www.mercurynews.com'>http://www.mercurynews.com</a><br><p>This e-mail was initiated by machine [10.148.8.3] at IP [10.148.8.3].</font></body></html>