Thursday, December 4, 2008

Obama to Include Broadband Effort in Economy Recovery Plan

Saying it is "unacceptable" that the United States ranks 15th in broadband penetration, President-elect Barack Obama said he would lead an effort to ensure that every child has the ability to get online. In his weekly address (posted on YouTube and Yahoo), Obama said that in addition to connecting libraries and schools to the Internet, he would ensure that hospitals are also fully online and using electronic medical records.http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/the_key_parts_of_the_jobs_plan/