High Speed to the Hinterlands
State legislatures, 34 (1):
21-23 (January 2008)M3: Article; Boulard, Garry; Source Information: Jan2008, Vol. 34 Issue 1, p21; Subject Term: INTERNET; Subject Term: LEGISLATORS -- United States; Subject Term: WIDE area networks (Computer networks); Subject Term: UNITED States; NAICS/Industry Codes: 518111 Internet Service Providers; People: FUKUNAGA, Carol; People: SLOAN, Tom; Number of Pages: 3p; Document Type: Article.Abstract
The article emphasizes the need to provide high-speed Internet access to the remaining six percent of the U.S. population. It highlights the social and economic significance of the Internet, along with the opportunities that are being missed by those with no Internet access. It also explores the views and efforts of legislators to extend the Internet to cities and rural areas that do not have it, such as Senators Carol Fukunaga of Hawaii and Orville Smidt of South Dakota and Kansas Representative Tom Sloan.
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