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CNN.com - Low-income housing goes wireless - Feb. 24, 2003
by Thrynn at 11:44 am EST, Feb 24, 2003 |
The rich don't pay for cars and the poor don't pay for computers or Internet access, they get it for free. While this is intended to stitch the digital divide in economic classes, I am interested in hearing your comments about whether this is necessary, fair, a waste, etc.. |
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RE: CNN.com - Low-income housing goes wireless - Feb. 24, 2003
by crankymessiah at 11:52 am EST, Feb 24, 2003 |
Thrynn wrote:
] The rich don't pay for cars and the poor don't pay for
] computers or Internet access, they get it for free. While this
] is intended to stitch the digital divide in economic classes,
] I am interested in hearing your comments about whether this is
] necessary, fair, a waste, etc.. I think it is a good idea (as long as it's funded privately as this was and not by tax dollars). |
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RE: CNN.com - Low-income housing goes wireless - Feb. 24, 2003
by Decius at 9:39 pm EST, Feb 24, 2003 |
Thrynn wrote:
] The rich don't pay for cars and the poor don't pay for
] computers or Internet access, they get it for free. While this
] is intended to stitch the digital divide in economic classes,
] I am interested in hearing your comments about whether this is
] necessary, fair, a waste, etc.. I think it makes sense. You need access... There are influences on the net that are better then those in such neighborhoods and in the mass media, but you have to know where to look. Some will find them and be saved. Organized online communities that appeal to people in these neighborhoods which are connected with people who have good life lessons to offer could be fairly powerful for those who are fortunate enough to discover them. |
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CNN.com - Low-income housing goes wireless - Feb. 24, 2003
by Rattle at 6:47 pm EST, Feb 24, 2003 |
] Camfield Estates, a rebuilt 102-unit public housing
] development, has trimmed bushes and groomed grounds. What
] also sets it apart from other low-income complexes lies
] hidden behind its walls, atop its roof and in the
] airwaves.
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] For the past two years, Camfield has been the site of a
] project aiming to span the "digital divide" between
] impoverished Americans and those with easy access to
] technology.
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] Called the Creating Community Connections Project, it has
] given residents free computers to connect to the Internet
] using high-speed cable lines wired into every home. |
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