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The
future is about rich multimedia services and information exchange
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…possible
only with wide-scale availability of broadband Internet access
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but…
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Many
people are still without broadband service
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Up to
30% of America (32 million homes) cannot get broadband service
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(rural
areas, older neighbourhoods, poor neighbourhoods)
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A
large majority of the developing world does not have broadband
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connectivity
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It is
not economically feasible to provide wired connectivity to these
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customers
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