Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide : Federal Assistance Programs.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet.

Technological innovations.

Telecommunication--Law and legislation.

Telecommunication.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (30 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-RL-30719u in the 2012 issue.

Examines issue of broadband Internet access and the "digital divide," a term used to describe the lack of access to and use of telecommunications technologies among low-income and other under served communities. Discusses status of broadband deployment in the U.S., broadband in rural and underserved areas, and adequacy of broadband deployment data. Considers Federal role in telecommunications development, including FCC and Rural Utilities Service programs. Summarizes legislation in the 110th-112th Congresses regarding broadband deployment assistance.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide

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