Intel, Dell, Lenovo part of broadband accessibility initiative

Intel and Dell are among a number of technology vendors involved in an initiative to greatly expand the reach of broadband Internet connectivity to underserved and rural areas in the United States.

The Every Citizen Online project, headed by the Connected Nation organization, is seeking $24 million in federal stimulus money to fund the initiative, which includes discounted monthly broadband service and would enable low-income residents and other populations that are not connected to the Internet to buy PCs at deeply reduced rates via instant rebates. The $24 million in federal funding would be paired with $6 million from private sources to support the two-year program...