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Internet For All in Europe

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15-06-2006 11:52pm

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Internet For All in Europe

Posted by Zonk on 06-06-15 19:15
from the what-about-here dept.

evileyetmc writes
"It seems that the EU has taken the next big step in promoting the concept of Internet for All, by attempting to 'ensure that the most Web-disadvantaged groups can get online.'"
From the article:
"The EC has now pledged to increase broadband coverage across the continent to 90 percent by 2010. Rural areas are still underserved, according to the Commission, with about 60 percent penetration. Urban areas fare better and are already at the 90 percent mark. The EC has also committed to putting new measures in place to halve exclusion rates in skills and digital literacy by 2010."

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