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Sunday, June 02, 2002
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=3754 Consumer groups blast Bush’s stance on digital divide From eSchool News staff and wire service reports The Bush administration should protect federal programs that promote internet access in homes and should do more to close the gap between technology haves and have-nots, consumer groups said in a report issued May 30. The groups contend the administration is misinterpreting a government study on the topic of the digital divide by looking at internet access at work and in schools rather than concentrating on homes, where most families use the internet and the gap is greatest. “The administration’s claim that we no longer need policies to close the gap is simply wrong,” said Chris Murray of the Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, which released its analysis along with the Consumer Federation of America and the Civil Rights Forum on Communications Policy....
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