FCC: Broadband Rollout Benefits Urban Elite
Posted by: Taub Urban Research Center
Thanks to: Telecom-Cities Research Network Taub Urban Research Center, New York University
Thanks to: Telecom-Cities Research Network Taub Urban Research Center, New York University
28 August 2000 - 11:15am
High-speed internet links are penetrating wealthy, urban neighborhoods at a faster rate than poor and rural areas.
According to a new report issued last week by the Federal Communications Commission, new high-speed Internet technologies like cable modems and Digital Subscriber Lines are being rapidly deployed in wealthy urban and suburban neighborhoods at the expense of poor inner-city and rural areas.
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High-speed net links benefit rich
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The Financial Times, August 25, 2000
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