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Tungela, Nomawethu; Iyamu, Tiko – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
The South African government strives to increase citizens' participation in economic, political, social and trade activities through online connectivity, by providing free Wi-Fi for previously disadvantage, peri-urban communities. This was in an attempt to contribute and promote poverty alleviation, growth and economic transformation among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Computer Networks, Educational Technology
Federal Communications Commission, 2010
In early 2009, Congress directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop a National Broadband Plan to ensure every American has "access to broadband capability." Congress also required that this plan include a detailed strategy for achieving affordability and maximizing use of broadband to advance "consumer welfare, civic…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Computer Networks, Information Technology, Federal Programs