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Because every American
should have access
to broadband Internet.

The Internet Innovation Alliance is a broad-based coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aim to ensure every American, regardless of race, income or geography, has access to the critical tool that is broadband Internet. The IIA seeks to promote public policies that support equal opportunity for universal broadband availability and adoption so that everyone, everywhere can seize the benefits of the Internet - from education to health care, employment to community building, civic engagement and beyond.

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Most common use of library computers among teenagers was to do homework

Among teenagers surveyed between the ages of 14-18, 42% reported that the most common use of library computers was to do homework.

Research Area: Education

Tags: education, benefits, library, public library, teenagers, school, homework, learn, use

Becker, Samantha, Michael D. Crandall, Karen E. Fisher, Bo Kinney,Carol Landry, and Anita Rocha. (2010). Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries. (IMLS-2010-RES-01). Institute of Museum and Library Services.Washington, D.C.
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The E-rate program, which provides discounts for telecommunications, Internet access, and internal connections for qualifying public schools and libraries, has given out more than $23.7 billion in funds, resulting in nearly 100 percent of schools having internet access, this compared with only 78 percent in 1997.

Research Area: Education

Tags: education, access, internet access, library, school, telecommunication, internet connection, funds, e-rate program

Copps, Michael J. “Bringing Broadband to Rural America.” Federal Communications Commission. Washington, D.C. May 22, 2009.
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A Connected Nation survey revealed the people cite five reasons for not hooking up to broadband: don’t need it, 44 percent; don’t have a computer, 32 percent; it’s too expensive, 23 percent; it’s not available (unserved), 14 percent; they get it somewhere else (a school or library), 8 percent.

Research Area: Broadband Adoption

Tags: broadband adoption, underserved, unserved, cost, connected nation, library, availability, school, barriers to adoption, computer

David Beard, “Broadband growth gets support from state government: High-speed Internet means more than just surfing Web,” Dominion Post. June 1, 2009.
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