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Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; and Access to Advanced Networks

Recent library resources tagged with Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; and Access to Advanced Networks.

New Coalition Touts National Broadband Policy
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Title:New Coalition Touts National Broadband Policy (ID: CSD4945)
Author(s):Roy Mark (Internet.com Corporation)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:"A broad coalition of some of the Internet's leading brand names, public advocacy groups and grassroots organizations called on Congress today to immediately adopt a national broadband policy. The goal, the group said, is universal, affordable broadband for all Americans."
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http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3679916[Off site]
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Rural Living, High-speed Internet Access?
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Title:Rural Living, High-speed Internet Access? (ID: CSD4384)
Author(s):Katie Zezima (New York Times)
Source:CNET News.com
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:The state of Maine is working on an internet project to bring wireless Internet service to 90 percent of Maine communities that meet a population threshold (five people per square mile) by 2010.
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http://news.com.com/Rural+living,+high-speed+Internet+access/2100-1034_3-6001442.html[Off site]
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Legislation Aims to Stop Muni Wi-Fi
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Title:Legislation Aims to Stop Muni Wi-Fi (ID: CSD4054)
Author(s):Roy Mark (Internet.com Corporation)
Source:Internetnews.com
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Using the terms of the Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act (H.R. 2726), U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), seeks to prohibit state and local governments from offering telecommunications, telecommunications services, information services or cable service in any geographic area in which a private entity is already offering a substantially similar service.
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http://www.internetnews.com/wireless/article.php/3509961[Off site]
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Broadband: A Solution for Rural e-Learning?
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Title:Broadband: A Solution for Rural e-Learning? (ID: CSD3239)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2004)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Rural and remote learners are disadvantaged even with online provision due to poor connections. Broadband offers a potential solution. This paper looks at the initial results of a project to install broadband services in the Western Isles of Scotland. It focuses on the educational potential of broadband and the design implications for online courses. It also considers more informal kinds of learning that broadband facilitates in rural areas.
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http://www.irrodl.org/content/v5.1/mason_rennie.html[Off site]
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