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Matt Hamblen
Wi-Fi helps college students get better grades, survey says
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 7, 2008 - 7:37pmLast updated: October 7, 2008 - 7:38pm
Nearly 75% of the students who took part in a recent poll said Wi-Fi access on their college campuses helps them get better grades. In fact, college students like Wi-Fi so much that 48% said they would give up beer before giving up Wi-Fi, according to the survey, which was conducted by Wakefield Research for the Wi-Fi Alliance.
New York advised to study broadband alternatives to municipal Wi-Fi
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 31, 2008 - 7:13amLast updated: July 31, 2008 - 7:14am
Technology consultants told New York officials today that a municipal Wi-Fi system there would be inadvisable, given the experiences of several other major cities. Representatives of Chicago-based Diamond Management and Technology Consultants suggested several other ways that the city could expand broadband Internet access.
