Rural Maine Residents to Go High Speed

(New York Times) Maine residents who are sick of their dial-up Internet connection may soon get reprieve. Gov. John E. Baldacci is leading an initiative to bring wireless Internet service to 90 percent of Maine communities that meet a population threshold (five people per square mile) by 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/19/technology/19maine.html

Wireless Technology and Self-Governance in the Navajo Nation

In the vast spaces of the U.S. Southwest, the Navajo are embracing the Internet to improve social services and protect their culture, according to this Cultural Survival report. Internet connectivity via satellite has allowed local Navajo groups to become less dependent on the central Navajo government and more efficient.

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Stranded New Yorkers Turn to the Web

(CNET) In anticipation of the strike, people all week have been posting on Craigslist, either looking for rides in and around Manhattan or seeking passengers, because the city is requiring vehicles entering Manhattan below 96th Street to carry at least four people. By late Thursday afternoon, pages were filling up with requests and pleas for help. http://news.com.com/Stranded+New+Yorkers+turn+to+the+Web/2100-1038_3-5997254.html?tag=cd.hed