The lack of communications services in Indian Country -- be it high speed internet or "broadband", traditional wireline phone service, mobile service, radio broadcast, or TV broadcast service -- is well known. As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has observed previously, "by virtually any measure, communities on Tribal lands have historically had less access to telecommunications services than any other segment of the population". The lack of robust communications services presents serious impediments to Tribal Nations' efforts to preserve their cultures and build their internal structures for self-governance, economic opportunity, health, education, public safety, and welfare. This book examines federal efforts to bridge the digital divide in Indian country with a focus on the internet infrastructure in native communities and equal access to e-commerce, jobs and the global marketplace.
| ISBN: | 9781629481708 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 2013 |
| Author: | Reid Louton, Jude Sullivan |
| Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers, Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Series: | Media and Communications-- Technologies, Policies and Challenges |
| Genres: |
Media studies |
The lack of communications services in Indian Country -- be it high speed internet or "broadband", traditional wireline phone service, mobile service, radio broadcast, or TV broadcast service -- is well known. As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has observed previously, "by virtually any measure, communities on Tribal lands have historically had less access to telecommunications services than any other segment of the population". The lack of robust communications services presents serious impediments to Tribal Nations' efforts to preserve their cultures and build their internal structures for self-governance, economic opportunity, health, education, public safety, and welfare. This book examines federal efforts to bridge the digital divide in Indian country with a focus on the internet infrastructure in native communities and equal access to e-commerce, jobs and the global marketplace.
Bridging the Digital Divide in Indian Country features in the following genres: Media studies
Bridging the Digital Divide in Indian Country is available in Hardback
Bridging the Digital Divide in Indian Country was written by Reid Louton, Jude Sullivan and published by Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers, Inc
Bridging the Digital Divide in Indian Country has 160 pages
Yes it is part of Media and Communications-- Technologies, Policies and Challenges series
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