[Nfb_of_georgia] Fwd: [PLD-L] FCC Broadband statement

[Cone, Stella]

This report on broadband use in America is very interesting. 

78 percent of American adults are Internet users 
74 percent have access at home 
42 percent of Americans with disabilities have broadband access at home 
35 percent of senior citizens have broadband access at home 

Stella 



Stella B. Cone 
Director of GLASS 
Georgia Public Library Service 
1150 Murphy Ave, SW 
Atlanta, GA 30310 
404-756-4476 GLASS 
404-235-7155 GPLS 
scone at georgialibraries.org 

----- Forwarded Message ----- 
From: "Lamar Veatch" <lveatch at georgialibraries.org> 
To: "Directors PLD-L" <pld-l at list.georgialibraries.org> 
Cc: "Frank Howell" <Frank.Howell at usg.edu> 
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:59:12 PM 
Subject: [PLD-L] FCC Broadband statement 


FYI..... 


http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0223/FCC-Lower-the-price-and-millions-more-will-have-broadband 








---Lamar 

Lamar Veatch|State Librarian|GPLS 
404-235-7120|lveatch at georgialibraries.org 
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