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Exploring the Digital Nation: Home Broadband Internet Adoption in the United States

November 08, 2010

A report from the Economic Statistics Administration and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Read More

Scaling the Digital Divide: Home Computer Technology and Student

June 21, 2010

New Study for Discussion: Does differential access to computer technology at home compound the educational disparities between rich and poor? Would a program of government provision of computers to early secondary school students reduce these disparities? Around the country and throughout the world, politicians and education activists have sought to eliminate the "digital divide" by guaranteeing universal access to home computers, and in some cases to high-speed Internet service. However, according to a new study by scholars at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy, these efforts would actually widen the achievement gap in math and reading scores. Students in grades five through eight, particularly those from disadvantaged families, tend to post lower scores once these technologies arrive. Read More

Connectivity Scorecard 2010

April 30, 2010

The United States is one of the highest, but no longer the highest ranking country in terms of “useful connectivity,” according this report from the University of Calgary in conjunction with consulting group LECG and commissioned by Nokia Siemens Networks. Read More

Opportunity for All - How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries

March 15, 2010

From the Information School – University of Michigan, a report shows that more and more Americans are using the Internet at public libraries to keep up with friends and family, do research and find jobs. Read More

Broadband Minded? Overcoming Consumers’ Barriers to Internet Access

March 01, 2010

Consumer Focus report on barriers to internet access Read More

Internet Use and Job Search

January 19, 2010

Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies report examines the effects of Internet use on worker status by analyzing the pool of workers who are jobless and currently want a job. Read More

The Impact of Broadband on People with Disabilities

January 01, 2010

This report commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce shows that for people with disabilities, broadband is a flexible and adaptable tool that is being used to deliver affordable, convenient, and effective services, and that enables a range of social, economic, and health-related benefits. Read More

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