Access

The infrastructure necessary to use broadband to reach applications on the Internet. Access in California is primarily, although not exclusive an issue in rural communities. In rural California fewer consumers have access to the Internet using broadband than in urban California.

Major Grants to the Southeast Cities to Close the Digital Divide

SOURCE:  www.marketwatch.com

A Three-Year Project Will Help Approximately 3,200 Residents of Los Angeles County's Southeast Cities Get Ahead with High-Speed Broadband Internet Access and Education

Broadband Initiative For Hispanic Business Owners Announced

SOURCE: Latino Business Review

CALIFORNIA HISPANIC CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES HISPANIC BUSINESS BROADBAND INITIATIVE

Wireless Work Funded By State in El Dorado County

SOURCE: El Dorado Hills Telegraph edhtelegraph.com

Broadband Internet Service the Goal in the Next 2 Years - A broadband boom in El Dorado County's remote rural pockets is not a far-fetched idea.

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Latinos Lagging Far Behind in Internet Use, Report Says

SOURCE:  SacBee.com

While most Californians use the Internet to shop, job hunt and get informed, one racial group is sorely lagging when it comes to the digital revolution, according to a report released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California. 

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Survey: Internet access lags among Calif. Hispanics

SOURCE:  CNNMoney.com

California's Hispanics and low income residents are lagging far behind other groups in Internet access, according to a survey.

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Study Says Digital Divide Widens in California

SOURCE: www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com

At least half of Californians go online to get news, make purchases, look for health information, or visit government websites.  But as the state's residents integrate the Internet into their daily lives, there are signs that the digital divide is widening for some groups, particularly Hispanic and low-income residents, according to a new survey by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California

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Latinos Fall Behind Growing Digital Divide

Source: ContraCostaTimes.Com

More and more Californians are shopping, chatting,

reading news and finding critical health, employment and government information online, but a report published today says Latinos and lowincome residents are falling behind, widening the digital divide.

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Net service said ‘ordinary’

SOURCE: JoongAngDaily.com

Korea's high-speed Internet service products are the fastest in the world, but service providers have exaggerated the speed they could offer, Korea Communications Commission said in a briefing yesterday.

 

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A-TCAA Launches Five-County Internet Improvement Project

Source: www.ledger-dispatch.com

The Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency has secured a $250,000 grant from the California Emerging Technology Fund to help five rural Sierra counties improve high speed Internet access for all households and businesses.

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