Thursday, December 3, 2009

Cable firms: Give poorer kids broadband discounts - Reviews by PC Magazine

Six states on Monday were awarded more than $11 million in federal stimulus funds, which will be used to gather data for a nationwide broadband mapping initiative.

The cable industry, meanwhile, proposed Tuesday that the government consider devoting some of the funds in its second round of federal broadband grants for a public-private partnership intended to increase broadband adoption among middle-school-aged kids...