Pew Internet suggests that broadband increases the frequency and range of Internet use. Unfortunately, with an increase in range of use, it is harder to say that simply using the technology has a particular impact. People could fall into "user profiles" so that how they use the technology could determine the effect they experience. There is little research that deals with this issue that has been published to date, but there is some and, I suppose (hope), a lot more is in the works. United States has been behind South Korea in deploying broadband for several years though. Why is falling behind Japan a bigger deal? Irina Ellis Godard wrote:
Eh... Is there good data (heck, *any* data) that broadband increases growth, productivity, or quality of life?
-eg
-----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Miraj Khaled Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 10:55 PM To: techiemik@yahoo.com Cc: Digital Divide Network; AOIR Subject: [Air-l] Down to the Wire
Down to the Wire http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20050501faessay84311/thomas-bleh
a/down-to-the-wire.html
Summary: Once a leader in Internet innovation, the United States has fallen far behind Japan and other Asian states in deploying broadband and the latest mobile-phone technology. This lag will cost it dearly. By outdoing the United States, Japan and its neighbors are positioning themselves to be the first states to reap the benefits of the broadband era: economic growth, increased productivity, and a better quality of life.
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