Public internet access for young children in the inner city: Evidence to inform access subsidy and content regulation

Information Society

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-183

  Sandvig, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community technology centers; Computer literacy; Digital divide; Sharing; Universal service

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037780898     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240309461     Document Type: Article

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