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1. MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Small Towns Build Their Own High-Speed Internet
Systems (fwd)
2. MISC> Re: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Community Technology
3. MISC> [netsites] DIARY OF A TERRRORIST, p. 1 of 4
4. MISC> EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT REJECTS INTERNET BLOCKING
5. Last: posting for Monday, April 15, 2002
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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 12:44:39 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [DIGITALDIVIDE] Small Towns Build Their Own High-Speed Internet
Systems (fwd)
From: "Andy Carvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:47:52 -0400
Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Small Towns Build Their Own High-Speed Internet Systems (fwd)
>From today's Benton headlines... -ac
SMALL TOWNS BUILD THEIR OWN HIGH-SPEED INTERNET SYSTEMS
As politicians in Washington debate over the digital divide, many small
towns are building their own bypasses to the information superhighway. "Some
of these towns were too small to get the attention of the large incumbent
providers -- the rate of return isn't there for them," said Ron Lunt,
director of telecommunications services for the American Public Power
Association. According to one government study, less than five percent of
towns with fewer than 10,000 residents have both DSL and cable modem service
available. Small towns are building their own systems, often providing high
quality service at prices cheaper than commercial providers. Many towns are
finding benefits beyond speedy Internet access. "It's a consumer-owned
system - it helps support our parks, our pools, our police," says Keith
Hill, borough manager for Kutztown, Pennsylvania. "The money stays in the
community."
Link Hoewing, assistant vice president for Internet and technology policy
for Verizon, said that towns building their own "last mile" systems are
doing a great disservice. Hoewing argues that the patchwork of local systems
creates a disincentive for major providers to invest and build integrated
networks. Eleven states currently bar or restrict municipalities from
offering high-speed Internet service, but according to energy and
telecommunications consultant Carol Heiberger, "...the cities and towns are
saying, 'You're not doing anything for me now. This is about economic
development.'"
[SOURCE: Miami Herald, AUTHOR: Andrew Ratner, Baltimore Sun]
(http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/technology/3054045.htm)
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Andy Carvin
Senior Associate
Benton Foundation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.benton.org
http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org
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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:24:28 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> Re: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Community Technology
From: "Wendy Rivenburgh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 12:45:57 -0400
Subject: Re: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Community Technology
Peter,
For discussion lists that cover different aspects of community technology,
I'd recommend YouthLearn and the America Connects Consortium lists.
Subscribers on the YouthLearn list exchange ideas and resources for youth
programs that integrate technology. (Find info on joining at
http://www.youthlearn.org/join/subscribe.html ). The America Connects
Consortium hosts general and regional lists for community technology
professionals (subscription info at
http://www.americaconnects.net/interact/default.asp?subid=17#lists ).
Best wishes,
Wendy
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Wendy Rivenburgh
YouthLearn Initiative at EDC
55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02458
617.618.2159 Fax 617.332.4318
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Visit YouthLearn at http://www.youthlearn.org
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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:25:37 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] DIARY OF A TERRRORIST, p. 1 of 4
From: "Mrs. Coomer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Netsites <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 04:31:37 -0700
Subject: [netsites] DIARY OF A TERRRORIST, p. 1 of 4
"From the thirty-five-page handwritten prison diary of Ahmad Omar Sayed
Sheikh, the main suspect in the abduction of Wall Street Journal
reporter Daniel Pearl. "
http://www.harpers.org/online/diary_of_a_terrorist/
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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:40:24 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT REJECTS INTERNET BLOCKING
From: "Nancy Willard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 11:35:36 -0700
Subject: How wonderfully refreshing!
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT REJECTS INTERNET BLOCKING
In a 460-0 vote, the European Parliament last week voted against blocking
(or filtering) as a way to regulate adult content on the Web. Stating that
blocking access is neither effective nor practical, the Parliament instead
called on EU countries to set up hotlines for reporting illegal or harmful
Internet content and asked that the Internet industry develop filter and
rating systems for digital broadcasting.
[SOURCE: Europemedia]
(http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=9983)
>From Benton Foundations
COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for April 15, 2002
Unfortunately, what this article did not say, which was present on
another press release that I am having a hard time finding a web site
version of, is the promotion of education as a solution.
Nancy
Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.
Director, Responsible Netizen
Center for Advanced Technology in Education
5214 University of Oregon, College of Education
Eugene, Oregon 97405
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
URL: http://netizen.uoregon.edu
Author of
Computer Ethics, Etiquette, and Safety for 21st Century Students.
http://www.iste.org
Supporting the Safe and Responsible Use of the Internet by Students:
A Children's Internet Protection Act Planning Guide.
http://netizen.uoregon.edu/documents/cipa.html.
Filtering Software: The Religious Connection
http://netizen.uoregon.edu/publications.html
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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 14:54:45 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Last: posting for Monday, April 15, 2002
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