Digital Divide: Internet Access Speed Varies Across Illinois
Chicago Sun-Times, August 25, 2009
By Sandra Guy
The new "digital divide" is Internet-access speed: The high-speeds vs. the slow-pokes, a survey out today shows. Downstate Illinois is slow, while pockets in the Chicago metropolitan area are faster. And the area around Champaign-Urbana is faster," said Debbie Goldman, of the Communications Workers of America, which conducted the survey.
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