But families with children aged seven to 14 will be able to apply for a grant to buy a computer and broadband connection from an approved stockist.
An unprotected computer on a broadband connection can be breached and infected with viruses or spyware within minutes.
First up is a new offering which lets you upload your own tracks from your PC and listen to it online from any other computer with a broadband internet connection.
Google's offer was to accelerate access to its own content by co-locating its computer servers in the physical facilities of broadband providers.
Proposals typically focus on building public computer centers and educating people about the value of broadband.
The PHS300 also connects via USB to cellular broadband cards, allowing more than one computer to access the Internet.
When sharing broadband, it supports both PCs and Apple Computer 's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people) Macintosh.
The size of the mobile market and the power of broadband connectivity have combined to reshape both the computer and software industries.
The silicon revolution that started back then with the personal computer, led to the Internet in the 1990s and broadband in the 2000s.
Other options, including building computer centers, teaching the basics of web functionality and running broadband awareness campaigns were much less popular, garnering the approval of 5% or fewer respondents.
The major obstacles to broadband adoption identified by the FCC were noted as cost, computer illiteracy, and a sheer lack of awareness about the benefits the web offers (outside of cute kitties).
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According to a 2010 survey by Parks Associates, more than 50 percent of Americans with Internet service look to their broadband provider as their first or second choice in solving their home computer-related technical issues.
With Aircell High Speed Internet, NetJets owners will be able to access the Internet with any Wi-Fi equipped laptop, notebook computer, or other personal electronic device at speeds that are similar to wireless mobile broadband on the ground.
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January 2009 will mark the first anniversary of Apple's switch in positioning Apple TV from something that transferred computer-based content to a PC to a video vending machine that allowed direct ordering over broadband.
Although 59% of households in Wales have a personal computer, only 49% have internet access, and of that number, 54% use a broadband connection.
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