CYBERSPACE LAW

Professor Chin

Assignment for Class #3

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"Digital Divide"

1. What Is The "Digital Divide?"
   1. About the "Digital Divide"
      http://www.digitaldivide.gov/about.htm

   2. "Falling through the Net" I (1995), II (1998), III (1999) (follow links to I, II & III)
      *** In III, Read Introduction, Executive Summary, Parts I-III, Sections D&E of The Appendix; Charts Not Required.
      http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/digitaldivide/index.html
      1. FACT SHEET: Rural Areas Magnify 'Digital Divide'
         http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/digitaldivide/factsheets/rural.html

      2. FACT SHEET: Native Americans Lacking Information Resources
         http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/digitaldivide/factsheets/native-americans.htm

      3. FACT SHEET: Single-Parent Households...
         http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/digitaldivide/factsheets/single-parent.htm

      4. The Sexes... & The Net
         http://netculture.about.com/internet/netculture/library/weekly/aa053100a.htm

      5. People with Disabilities Confront the Digital Divide
         http://www.civilrightsforum.org/connect990831.html#PWD

2. U.S. Government Initiatives
   1. The Clinton-Gore Administration: From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity
      http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/02-2000/wh-0202.html

3. Viewpoints
   1. Speech: On Bridging the Digital Divide
      http://www.civilrightsforum.org/teachar.htm

   2. Policy Paper Excerpts: "Universal Service: The Telecommunications Entitlements & Taxes"
      (Executive Summary & Conclusion only)
      http://www.wvu.edu/~lawfac/cchin/Universal_Service.html