Discusses equity in access to Internet technology. Highlights include equity at school; the Internet factor, including the e-rate; access in the community, including computer camps; home access to the Internet; and the importance of technological literacy, for education or for work. (LRW)

Identified the demographic profiles of community network users and examined how an individual's demographic characteristics affect use when perceptions and attitudes are taken into account. Suggests that findings could be used to assess whether a community network's primary goal, providing equal access to the Internet, is being achieved.…

Investigates the socioeconomic and gender equality aspects of the public's use of PEN (Public Electronic Network), a computer-based interactive communication system provided free to residents of Santa Monica (California). Topics discussed include public terminals; use by homeless people and by women; and participation in political communication…