• DIGITAL DIVIDE, DEVELOPING WORLD: Half the world's population have not yet made a telephone call. (International Labour Organization, Jan. 2001).
• DIGITAL DIVIDE, INTERNET ACCESS: 56% of low- to moderate-income households (defined as those households making a maximum of $40,000) from the inner-city areas of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts have had virtually no exposure to the Internet, although 80% are willing to learn more about the Internet through training. (FleetBoston/University of Massachusetts, 2001). http://www.emarketer.com/estatnews/estats/edemographics/20010118_innercity.html?ref=wn
  

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Research organizations differ on many measurements and predictions. Cisco Systems cannot verify the accuracy of all of the findings. We include all credible information to offer a glimpse into the range of estimates and predictions.

Abbreviations / acronyms used herein are defined and explained more fully in the issue briefs available at Cisco’s public policy page. Most common acronyms include DSL (digital subscriber line service, which is high speed Internet access over telephone lines); WAN (wide area network connections link different organizations such as schools across a region); LAN (local area network connections link computers within an organization)