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3/31/06

VNUNET.COM: EU calls on members to close digital divide

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EU calls on members to close digital divide by Sarah Arnott

The European Commission is urging member states to focus on closing the digital divide caused by unequal access to broadband communications. According to the Bridging the Broadband Gap report published last week, high-speed internet access is crucial to the dynamism of the European economy and meeting the growth objectives of the i2010 Lisbon agenda. But broadband households are concentrated in urban and suburban areas while rural communities are being left behind.

In January, DSL broadband was available to only 62 per cent of rural homes in Europe, with a take-up rate of just eight per cent, compared with 18 per cent in towns.

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