tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509048556550403453.post8558803804652050646..comments2010-08-11T04:28:13.461-07:00Comments on ONE Ohio Blog: Higher Education and Universal BroadbandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509048556550403453.post-15135855335530551662007-02-08T11:07:00.000-08:002007-02-08T11:07:00.000-08:00Living in the inner city, which is probably consid...Living in the inner city, which is probably considered one of those "less desirable areas," I have seen how the public libraries in my area have made a huge difference in the computer literacy rate. The wait for a computer is often around 2 hours on a good day. There is a time limit for usage. Even though they offer free wireless connections, there are few people in the area who own a laptop, so it doesn't really address the need.<BR/> <BR/>Cheap broadband would be very beneficial for someone like myself who lives on a budget (providing their definition of cheap is the same as mine.) But if a person doesn't have the means to own a computer then it's a waste unless schools also have some kind of PC/laptop loan program for students.MJ Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193487709285893186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509048556550403453.post-63740360442564387572007-02-03T20:42:00.000-08:002007-02-03T20:42:00.000-08:00Broadband unavailability is the silent killer of j...Broadband unavailability is the silent killer of jobs, even in those areas that have it, but for which there is no competition. I know of a physician specialty group in Pickaway Co. that has waited three months to have a Time Warner cable "engineer" come out to bless an office building (that other tenants already have service in) just so the installers can install. This is a multi million dollar office (equipment staff) that has been stopped in its tracks because cable is necessary for electronic medical records transfer.DelCo Demhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751946335137341899noreply@blogger.com