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should have access
to broadband Internet.

The Internet Innovation Alliance is a broad-based coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aim to ensure every American, regardless of race, income or geography, has access to the critical tool that is broadband Internet. The IIA seeks to promote public policies that support equal opportunity for universal broadband availability and adoption so that everyone, everywhere can seize the benefits of the Internet - from education to health care, employment to community building, civic engagement and beyond.

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The E-rate program, which provides discounts for telecommunications, Internet access, and internal connections for qualifying public schools and libraries, has given out more than $23.7 billion in funds, resulting in nearly 100 percent of schools having internet access, this compared with only 78 percent in 1997.

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Tags: education, access, internet access, library, school, telecommunication, internet connection, funds, e-rate program

Copps, Michael J. “Bringing Broadband to Rural America.” Federal Communications Commission. Washington, D.C. May 22, 2009.
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