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Digital Divide Persists Even as Broadband Adoption Grows

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Datamation; By Sean Michael Kerner
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"To get a good job, you often need access to the Internet and online skills. But nearly one in three American households do not subscribe to broadband service," said NTIA Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling in a statement.

This is a chronic problem for Ken Starks and the folks at the Helios Project-- they get kids set up with good Linux computers, but getting them hooked up with broadband Internet is a difficult problem.

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