. . Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:23:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Bonnie Bracey <BBracey@xxxxxxx> Reply-To: Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: sigde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, www@xxxxxxx Subject: [Net-Gold] USDA Report: Two-thirds of U.S. Farms Have Internet Access . . USDA Report: Two-thirds of U.S. Farms Have Internet Access Telecompetitor.com By Joan Engebretson . . Nearly two-thirds (62%) of U.S. farms now have Internet access, compared with 59% in 2009, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture titled . ?Farm Computer Usage and Ownership? . DSL was the most common method of accessing the Internet, with 38% of U.S. farms using it?up from 36% in 2009. The next most popular Internet access method was wireless (20%), followed by satellite (15%), dial-up (12%) and cable modem (11%). The 2009 numbers for those services were 13%, 13%, 23% and 11%, respectively. . . http://www.telecompetitor.com/ usda-report-two-thirds-of-u-s- farms-have-internet-access/ . . . Bonnie Bracey Sutton Outreach GLEF.org http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/bbracey My communities http://www.digitaldivide.net/community/summitforchildren http://www.digitaldivide.net/community/gendergap CyberEd Resources : ICT's and Education (owner) Games and Education (owner) Science without Frontiers STEM Initiatives K-12 (owner) http://www.digitaldivide.net/blog/bbracey Portal Work http://edreform.net/ Technology Applications for learning in the portal applications.edreform.net Technology Applications for Learning The Technology Applications for Learning Network is a catalog of technology applications for learning. http://www.digitaldivide.net/community/STEM . .