David McClure, the CEO and president of the United States Internet Industry Association (USIIA), has penned a news report which claims that the digital divide in the United States is not caused by a lack of broadband availability but rather by slow broadband adoption.
"As of 2008, virtually every U.S. household and business has access to broadband, and even in many rural areas has a choice of broadband technologies - fiber, wireless, cellular, cable DSL or satellite. While there is still work to be done to upgrade and enhance these choices, broadband deployment is active, vibrant and successful."
Although he says that the government must play a role in speeding up the Internet and continuing to ensure deployment across the nation, he insists that these efforts are far less important than educating residents about the availability of existing broadband. Those interested in what McClure has to say can review this pdf of his complete rural broadband assessment.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): KathrynV
Quelle/Source: Dslreports, 30.03.2008
