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Assessing the digital nation : broadband adoption, deployment and use / Darius L. Shea, editor

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New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2013.
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©2013
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1 online resource (179 pages).
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Shea, Darius L.
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ASSESSING THE DIGITAL NATION: BROADBAND ADOPTION, DEPLOYMENT AND USE; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: EXPLORING THE DIGITAL NATION: AMERICA'S EMERGING ONLINE EXPERIENCE; FOREWORD; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; WHAT AMERICANS DO ONLINE; HOW AMERICANS GET ONLINE; THE WHO AND WHERE OF GOING ONLINE; WHY SOME AMERICANS DO NOT GO ONLINE AT HOME; 1. INTRODUCTION: BROADBAND INTERNET IN THE UNITED STATES; 2. ONLINE ACTIVITIES: WHY CONNECTIVITY MATTERS; 3. ADOPTION; 4. NON-ADOPTION AT HOME; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A. DATA AND METHODOLOGY., APPENDIX B. STATISTICAL TABLESREFERENCES; Chapter 2: FOUR YEARS OF BROADBAND GROWTH; INTRODUCTION; I. THE STATE OF AMERICAN BROADBAND IN 2013; II. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S CONTRIBUTIONS; III. POLICY OPPORTUNITIES; Chapter 3: THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN GOALS: WHERE DO WE STAND?; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; GOAL 1. NEXT GENERATION BROADBAND; GOAL 2. MOBILE INNOVATION AND WIRELESS NETWORKS; GOAL 3. UNIVERSAL BROADBAND; GOAL 4. ONE GIGABIT TO ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS; GOAL 5. BROADBAND PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK; GOAL 6. BROADBAND AND THE SMART GRID; CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS., and Chapter 4: BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS AND THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSSUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; STATUS OF BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES; BROADBAND IN RURAL AREAS; ARE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT DATA ADEQUATE?; BROADBAND AND THE FEDERAL ROLE; CURRENT FEDERAL BROADBAND PROGRAMS; LEGISLATION IN THE 110TH CONGRESS; LEGISLATION IN THE 111TH CONGRESS; LEGISLATION IN THE 112TH CONGRESS; LEGISLATION IN THE 113TH CONGRESS; CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS; INDEX.
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9781629483634 (electronic bk.)
162948363X (electronic bk.)
9781629483627
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
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