Digital Dreams
Brattleboro Reformer, July 10, 2008
The digital divide is alive and well in the United States. According to a recent analysis by Free Press, only 35 percent of U.S. homes with less than $50,000 annual income have a high-speed Internet connection. That's because broadband access is in the hands of the cable and phone company duopoly, which controls access to 98 percent of the U.S. online market. It is why Americans pay more and get less than what is available in the rest of the developed world.
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