State Of The Internet Report Released - Brief Article

Black Issues in Higher Education, Sept 28, 2000

This year, more than 300 million people worldwide are online, with fewer than half from North America. This gap is expected to grow wider as the online population becomes more diverse, according to the "State of the Net" report by the U.S. Internet Council.

This year's report was written and researched by International Technology and Trade Associates Inc. for the U.S. Internet Council. The report analyzes recent trends of the Internet-related industry including:

* Growth of the Internet outside North America

* Efforts to close the digital divide

* Growth of wireless Internet usage and deployment of devices

* Radio and television over the Interact. For a copy of the report, go to the Web site, (http://www.usic.org/).