From Cuba's "Dictator's Dilemma" to the US' "Digital Divide"

Excellent NYT op-ed by Susan P. Crawford on "The New Digital Divide" in US high-speed Internet access.

We invented the Internet and are the leading innovator in telecom, "yet lag far behind in actual use of that technology."

http://t.co/CGA2iIyM

Final paragraph:

"The new digital divide raises important questions about social equity in an information-driven world. But it is also a matter of protecting our economic future. Thirty years from now, African-Americans and Latinos, who are at the greatest risk of being left behind in the Internet revolution, will be more than half of our work force. If we want to be competitive in the global economy, we need to make sure every American has truly high-speed wired access to the Internet for a reasonable cost."