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Exploring the Digital Nation: Home Broadband Internet Adoption in the United States

November 08, 2010

A report from the Economic Statistics Administration and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Read More

Bringing America Up to Speed: States' Role in Expanding Broadband

June 22, 2010

Pew Center on the States report. A growing number of states are stepping up efforts to expand high-quality broadband--or high-speed Internet--in the wake of the federal government's national plan and the availability of stimulus funds. Read More

Youth Safety on a Living Internet

June 21, 2010

NTIA report from the Online Safety and Technology Working Group, "Youth Safety on a Living Internet." Read More

Scaling the Digital Divide: Home Computer Technology and Student

June 21, 2010

New Study for Discussion: Does differential access to computer technology at home compound the educational disparities between rich and poor? Would a program of government provision of computers to early secondary school students reduce these disparities? Around the country and throughout the world, politicians and education activists have sought to eliminate the "digital divide" by guaranteeing universal access to home computers, and in some cases to high-speed Internet service. However, according to a new study by scholars at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy, these efforts would actually widen the achievement gap in math and reading scores. Students in grades five through eight, particularly those from disadvantaged families, tend to post lower scores once these technologies arrive. Read More

The Public Safety Nationwide Interoperable Broadband Network: A New Model for Capacity, Performance and Cost

June 01, 2010

The Federal Communications Commission's comprehensive white paper which provides the capacity analysis behind the National Broadband Plan recommendations for the deployment and operation of a nationwide 4G wireless public safety network that allows first responders to seamlessly communicate across geographies and agencies, regardless of devices. Read More

The State of the Internet – 4th Quarter, 2009

May 20, 2010

Each quarter, Akamai publishes a “State of the Internet” report about attack traffic, broadband adoption, and mobile connectivity, as well as trends seen in this data over time. Read More

Twitter Use in America: 2010

April 29, 2010

Twitter Usage In America: 2010 is a new report derived from the Edison Research/Arbitron Internet and Multimedia Series. This study presents three years of tracking data from a nationally representative telephone survey (via landline and mobile phone) of 1,753 Americans, and was conducted in February 2010. Read More

NTIA Must Continue to Improve its Program Management and Pre-Award Process for its Broadband Grants Program

April 01, 2010

Includes DOC's recommendations to NTIA with the intention of improving internal controls, promoting transparency, and increasing efficiency. Read More

Opportunity for All - How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries

March 15, 2010

From the Information School – University of Michigan, a report shows that more and more Americans are using the Internet at public libraries to keep up with friends and family, do research and find jobs. Read More

Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology

March 03, 2010

The U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Technology Education 80-page draft of a five-year National Educational Technology Plan (NETP), which presents a model of 21st century learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five important areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity. Read More

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