Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs
Description:
Some policymakers, believing that disparities in broadband access across American society could have adverse economic and social consequences on those left behind, assert that the federal government should play a more active role to avoid a “digital divide” in broadband access. One approach is for the federal government to provide financial assistance to support broadband deployment in underserved areas. Others, however, believe that federal assistance for broadband deployment is not appropriat…
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Date:
October 24, 2001
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department