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Time for subsidized wifi

Topics I write about often seem to coalesce from active themes. I can kind of identify the sources for this post – iPad announcement, reaction to health care reform, and reading the first chapter of “Rethinking education in the age of technology”. The topic that emerged is – Time for subsidized wifi. Components: 1) From [...]

Posted 31 January 2010 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

WIFI access as a universal right

Is internet access a right? I guess it depends on who you ask? Providers who have invested millions, perhaps billions, in hooking many of us up argue their investment assumed they could charge a fee for access. They have a valid point, but the reality is that this logic leaves many without. Clearly, some do [...]

Posted 01 December 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

PEW on Home Broadband Access

I follow PEW reports closely because the organization has the means to actually collect data. The newest report provides a description of home broadband access. Andy Carvin, long an advocate for issues associated with the digital divide, provides a nice analysis of this report. Broadband access continues to become more prevalent, but education and income [...]

Posted 07 July 2007 † LuellaHuffman35 § Research ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: