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FCC Considers Free Wireless Internet for US

(March 9) -- The United States could soon offer an enticing perk: free Wi-Fi. At the Digital Inclusion Summit in Washington on Tuesday, Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said his agency is considering establishing "free or very low cost" wireless Internet service for the entire nation....

Could You Live Without the Internet?

(Feb. 24) -- It's tempting for someone whose livelihood depends on the Web to write something snarky about people who never use the Internet. After all, they'd never see it. Besides, it's 2010. Who doesn't go online these days? One in five Americans, that's who. About one-third of the population does not have a...